To make money in this day and age, there are people who like to justify any means. And
the funny thing is they can take an unreasonable manner, for example by
making a ridiculous lawsuit and prosecution in court. There are failing, there are also successful. Top 10 Weirdest and Demands in the World.
1. A Nebraska Senator sues God.
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Nebraska
State Senator Ernie Chambers, perform a lawsuit against him on
September 17, 2007, she claimed that she had made terrorist threats
against the citizens of Omaha. He
also said that God inspires fear and dread that while this caused
widespread death, destruction and terror against millions of
inhabitants.
Provincial
Judge Douglas County area, Marlon Polk, the plaintiff must establish
rules to have access directly to the defendant in accordance with the
rules of the prosecution can be held.
Consider the existing conditions, it proved to be a bit difficult. Senator
Chambers, however, claim that God is a figure known in the courts and
can be recognized, he realized that the party from which they will fight
and consequently he had to submit to him as much as anyone else. Look at the reply from Lord of the demands of Chambers, who published diterbitan The Star dated 22 September 2007.
2. Sued fools fools
A man from Montana suing Viacom, the media giant that produces Jackass TV Program. He
claims the TV program and also the movie, which was released in 2002,
had plagiarized his name, did not appreciate trademarks, and dropping
his name.
Name? Jack Ass. He
legally changed his name from Robert Craft to Jack Ass in 1997 due to
an increase in regulatory awareness of the dangers of driving drunk at
the time. (What to do? Do not ask admin.
Jack
Ass this person, not the name of a TV program said he changed his name
after his brother and friend were killed in a car accident caused by
drunk driving. He is seeking at least $ 10 million in damage.
3. Demanded the breakup of former partner
A woman suing her fiance when the men were found seven weeks of their engagement. Overall
jury agreed that the man should give compensation to the former fiancee
of USD 178,000, - for the damage; USD 93.000, - for the hurt and
suffering, $ 60,000, - for loss of earnings while he solve the case, and
USD 25.000, - for counseling with a psychiatrist. Overall total is USD 356,000, - or about Rp.4 M.
Very bad at all. Try to think of it, how about the costs of the man if he really married? (It seems not be as big as that, huh?).
4. Demands freak accident.
A Michigan man whose 27-year-old involved in a minor collision with the rear of the car. Four years later, he sued the person who hit him, claiming that such collisions have changed their sexual orientation. He no longer wanted her and no longer able to perform his duties as a husband in bed.
He
claimed that the accident completely changed his whole personality,
causing him to leave his wife, forced to move to her parents' house, and
began to come to the dependency bars gays. But if the worst part of this case? Turns out he actually won his demands! He managed to obtain compensation of USD 200,000, - and his wife was given $ 25,000, -.
5. Ghost House demanding rides
In
2000, a woman sued Universal Studios for $ 15,000, - by claiming that
the studio Halloween Horror Nights (Part of the film studios are open to
the public) is a haunted house that caused him scared to death, deep
mental anguish and emotional distress . poor woman. In my opinion, he really never thought before where what is being entered, yes? Who could have guessed
6. Michael Jordan sued by its twin.
In 2006, a man named Allen Heckard sued Michael Jordan and Nike founder, Phil Knight, amounting to USD 832 million. He
claimed that because he was tired of people regarded as the original
Michael Jordan nearly every day for 15 years, he has suffered permanent
damage, including character assassination, and emotional pain and
suffering. He then became losers in the dispute.
7. Feel cheated ad
In 1991, a Michigan resident, Richard Overton sued Anheuser-Busch for fraud and false advertising. He also claimed that he suffered personal injuries as a result of the false advertising.
In
the complaint, he was referring to the Bud Lite ad featuring two
beautiful women who come into the lives of the driver of the Budweiser
truck. Because
it is not happened to him when he drank beer, he claimed that the ad
false and caused him emotional distress, mental injury, and financial
loss. He demanded more than $ 10,000, -. The court then drop the whole matter.
8. A man suing himself.
In 1995, a prisoner named Robert Lee Brock sued himself for $ 5 million. He
claimed that he was entitled to sue himself because he had violated the
rights of its own citizens, as well as religious beliefs, when he
allowed himself to be drunk and commit crimes such as grand larceny.
At the time he made this claim, he is serving a 23 year jail term for his crimes. Brock
claims that because he has a sense of responsibility towards the
country and then prevented from receiving income, the state should pay
him the $ 5 million loan to her.
This case immediately buried. Only shows more evidence that prisoners have too much time to reach the point
9. Demanding Weather Forecast
A
woman in Israel sued an forecaster television and weather station of $
1,000, - when the weather forecasters predict a day will be bright, but
it turns to rain. He said that weather forecasting is very clear, and he went out of the house wearing only dresses. As
a result he was exposed to influenza, stay home from work for 4 days,
out of money for the medical expenses of USD 38 and stress suffered as a
result of one day with severe weather forecasting.
10. Characters sue the author.
A
writer sued for $ 60 million after completing the writing of a book
about a serial killer in Orange County that has been punished. Although
the inmate was on death row, he admitted that he was not guilty of 16
murder against her, so that her role as a serial killer is false,
misleading and slander the good name.
In
addition, he claimed that the lies will cause him shunned by society
and can not get a proper job one day when he was about to return to
communities.
