Strange & Crazy Personal Injury Claims
Below are 7 of the strangest personal injury claims that we have ever seen. You will read tales of individuals suing for things like misleading T.V. commercials and bad haircuts. We found them all to be pretty amusing and we think you will as well.
A viewer of the television show Fear Factor sued NBC for $2.5 million, claiming that a stunt during which contestants were forced to eat rats mixed in a blender caused him to vomit and suffer emotional distress. The plaintiff said he wanted to send a message to NBC and other TV networks about reality shows going “too far.”
In Overton v. Anheuser-Busch Co., Richard Overton sued Anheuser-Busch for $10,000 after drinking a six-pack of Bud Light failed to transport him to a balmy beach teeming with throngs of bikini-clad women. Overton cited television commercials “featuring Bud Light as the source of fantasies coming to life” in arguing that the defendant’s “misleading advertisements” had caused him physical and emotional distress, as well as other losses. Unsurprisingly, the case was dismissed.
In Pearson v. Chung, an administrative law judge sued the owners of Custom Cleaners in Washington, D.C. for $67 million after the dry cleaning company misplaced a pair of his trousers. In the plaintiff’s opinion, Custom Cleaners had failed to live up to a “satisfaction guaranteed” sign that was displayed in their window.
In Krasnecky v. Meffen, a Massachusetts couple sought compensation for emotional distress and loss of companionship after seven of their sheep were killed by a neighbor’s dogs. The plaintiffs asked for $140,000 in damages, but the court was willing to offer only the economic value of the sheep to them. When the couple did not produce evidence of the value of the sheep, the judge awarded the plaintiffs $1.
A woman filed a lawsuit against television evangelist Ernest Angley and his ministry after she was injured while bringing her wheelchair-bound mother to the stage of a church for a “personal healing” by the minister. She sought more than $25,000 in damages, claiming that her retina was detached after ushers “roughed her up” during the ceremony.
A woman sued a Florida county after she fell and injured herself while trying to shield her son from an attack by a goose in a public park. She asked for $15,000 to account for medical bills, mental anguish, and physical pain.
An Oregon man who was frequently mistaken for basketball legend Michael Jordan brought a lawsuit against Jordan and Nike, seeking $832 million in damages. Allen Heckard claimed that Jordan had caused him emotional pain and suffering as well as “permanent injury” by essentially defaming him. The suit was dismissed.
A viewer of the television show Fear Factor sued NBC for $2.5 million, claiming that a stunt during which contestants were forced to eat rats mixed in a blender caused him to vomit and suffer emotional distress. The plaintiff said he wanted to send a message to NBC and other TV networks about reality shows going “too far.”
In Overton v. Anheuser-Busch Co., Richard Overton sued Anheuser-Busch for $10,000 after drinking a six-pack of Bud Light failed to transport him to a balmy beach teeming with throngs of bikini-clad women. Overton cited television commercials “featuring Bud Light as the source of fantasies coming to life” in arguing that the defendant’s “misleading advertisements” had caused him physical and emotional distress, as well as other losses. Unsurprisingly, the case was dismissed.
In Pearson v. Chung, an administrative law judge sued the owners of Custom Cleaners in Washington, D.C. for $67 million after the dry cleaning company misplaced a pair of his trousers. In the plaintiff’s opinion, Custom Cleaners had failed to live up to a “satisfaction guaranteed” sign that was displayed in their window.
In Krasnecky v. Meffen, a Massachusetts couple sought compensation for emotional distress and loss of companionship after seven of their sheep were killed by a neighbor’s dogs. The plaintiffs asked for $140,000 in damages, but the court was willing to offer only the economic value of the sheep to them. When the couple did not produce evidence of the value of the sheep, the judge awarded the plaintiffs $1.
A woman filed a lawsuit against television evangelist Ernest Angley and his ministry after she was injured while bringing her wheelchair-bound mother to the stage of a church for a “personal healing” by the minister. She sought more than $25,000 in damages, claiming that her retina was detached after ushers “roughed her up” during the ceremony.
A woman sued a Florida county after she fell and injured herself while trying to shield her son from an attack by a goose in a public park. She asked for $15,000 to account for medical bills, mental anguish, and physical pain.
An Oregon man who was frequently mistaken for basketball legend Michael Jordan brought a lawsuit against Jordan and Nike, seeking $832 million in damages. Allen Heckard claimed that Jordan had caused him emotional pain and suffering as well as “permanent injury” by essentially defaming him. The suit was dismissed.
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