5th (tie)
Kathleen Robertson of Austin, Texas, was awarded $80,000 by a jury of her peers after breaking her ankle tripping over a toddler who was running inside a furniture store. The owners of the store were understandably surprised at the verdict, considering that the misbehaving toddler was Ms Robertsons own son.
5th (tie)
19 year old Carl Truman of Los Angeles won $74,000 and medical expenses when his neighbour ran over his hand with a Honda Accord. Mr Truman apparently didnt notice there was someone at the wheel when he was trying to steal the hubcaps.
5th (tie)
Terence Dickson of Bristol, Pennsylvania, was leaving a house he had just finished robbing by way of the garage. He was not able to get the garage door to go up because the automatic door opener was malfunctioning. He couldnt re-enter the house because the door connecting the house and garage locked when he pulled it shut. The family was on vacation, and Mr Dickson found himself locked in the garage for eight days. He subsisted on a case of Pepsi he found and a large bag of dried dog food. He sued the homeowners insurance company claiming that the situation caused him undue mental anguish. The jury awarded him $500,000.
4th
Jerry Williams of Little Rock, Arkansas, was awarded $14,500 and medical expenses after being bitten on the buttocks by his next door neighbours beagle. The dog was on a chain in its owners fenced yard. The award was less than sought because the jury felt the dog might have been just a little provoked at the time by Mr Williams who had climbed over the fence into the yard and was repeatedly shooting it with an airgun.
3rd
A Philadelphia restaurant was ordered to pay Amber Carson $113,000 after she slipped on a soft drink and broke her coccyx. The beverage was on the floor because Ms Carson had thrown it at her boyfriend 30 seconds earlier, during an argument.
2nd
Kara Walton of Claymont, Delaware, successfully sued the owner of a night club when she fell from the bathroom window to the floor and knocked out her front teeth. This occurred while Ms Walton was trying to sneak out through the window in the ladies room to avoid paying the $3,50 cover charge. She was awarded $12,000 and dental expenses.
1st and clear winner
Mrs Grazinski of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma purchased a brand new 32-foot Winnebago motor home. On her first trip and having driven onto the freeway, she set the cruise control at 70mph and calmly left the drivers seat to go into the back and make herself a sandwich. Not surprisingly, the vehicle left the road, crashed and overturned. Mrs Grazinski sued Winnebago for not advising her in the owners manual that she couldnt actually do this.
The jury awarded her $1,750,000 plus a new motor home. The company actually changed their manual on the basis of this suit, just in case there were any other total morons around.
Most are actually hoaxes, but when I read it, I had a giggle. Anybody got some genuine ones?
Lucy
Kathleen Robertson of Austin, Texas, was awarded $80,000 by a jury of her peers after breaking her ankle tripping over a toddler who was running inside a furniture store. The owners of the store were understandably surprised at the verdict, considering that the misbehaving toddler was Ms Robertsons own son.
5th (tie)
19 year old Carl Truman of Los Angeles won $74,000 and medical expenses when his neighbour ran over his hand with a Honda Accord. Mr Truman apparently didnt notice there was someone at the wheel when he was trying to steal the hubcaps.
5th (tie)
Terence Dickson of Bristol, Pennsylvania, was leaving a house he had just finished robbing by way of the garage. He was not able to get the garage door to go up because the automatic door opener was malfunctioning. He couldnt re-enter the house because the door connecting the house and garage locked when he pulled it shut. The family was on vacation, and Mr Dickson found himself locked in the garage for eight days. He subsisted on a case of Pepsi he found and a large bag of dried dog food. He sued the homeowners insurance company claiming that the situation caused him undue mental anguish. The jury awarded him $500,000.
4th
Jerry Williams of Little Rock, Arkansas, was awarded $14,500 and medical expenses after being bitten on the buttocks by his next door neighbours beagle. The dog was on a chain in its owners fenced yard. The award was less than sought because the jury felt the dog might have been just a little provoked at the time by Mr Williams who had climbed over the fence into the yard and was repeatedly shooting it with an airgun.
3rd
A Philadelphia restaurant was ordered to pay Amber Carson $113,000 after she slipped on a soft drink and broke her coccyx. The beverage was on the floor because Ms Carson had thrown it at her boyfriend 30 seconds earlier, during an argument.
2nd
Kara Walton of Claymont, Delaware, successfully sued the owner of a night club when she fell from the bathroom window to the floor and knocked out her front teeth. This occurred while Ms Walton was trying to sneak out through the window in the ladies room to avoid paying the $3,50 cover charge. She was awarded $12,000 and dental expenses.
1st and clear winner
Mrs Grazinski of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma purchased a brand new 32-foot Winnebago motor home. On her first trip and having driven onto the freeway, she set the cruise control at 70mph and calmly left the drivers seat to go into the back and make herself a sandwich. Not surprisingly, the vehicle left the road, crashed and overturned. Mrs Grazinski sued Winnebago for not advising her in the owners manual that she couldnt actually do this.
The jury awarded her $1,750,000 plus a new motor home. The company actually changed their manual on the basis of this suit, just in case there were any other total morons around.
Most are actually hoaxes, but when I read it, I had a giggle. Anybody got some genuine ones?
Lucy
