Jumat, 08 Maret 2013
10 Demands Most Crazy in Court
10 Demands Most Crazy in Court
To make money in this day and age, there are people who like to justify the means. And the funny thing is they can take an unreasonable manner, for example by making a ridiculous lawsuit and prosecution in court. There is a failure, there is also a success. And Here's 10 demands Bizarre World.
1. A Nebraska Senator sues God.
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Nebraska State Senator Ernie Chambers, perform a lawsuit against the Lord on September 17, 2007, she claimed that she had made terrorist threats against the citizens of Omaha. He also said that God inspired fear and dread that while this caused "widespread death, destruction and terror against millions of inhabitants of the earth."
Provincial Judge Douglas County area, Marlon Polk, set a rule to the plaintiff shall have direct access to the defendant in accordance with the rules of the prosecution can be held.
Considering the circumstances, 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 letter of reply from the Lord of the demands of Chambers, published diterbitan The Star dated 22 September 2007.
2. Sued fools fool
A man from Montana suing Viacom, the media giant that produces the TV Program "Jackass". He claims the TV program and movie, 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 because of "increased awareness of the dangers of drunk driving." (What to do? Never ask an admin.
Jack Ass - people, 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 damages.
3. Demanded the breakup of former partner
A woman suing her fiance when the man's seven-week break their engagement. Overall the jury agreed that the man should provide compensation to a former fiancee of USD 178 000, - for the damage; USD 93 000, - for "pain and suffering", $ 60,000, - for loss of income while he solve the case, and USD 25.000, - to counseling with a psychiatrist. The total was USD 356,000, - or about Rp.4 M.
Very bad at all. Try to think about how much it cost the guy if he really married? (It seems like not going for it, huh?).
4. Demands freak accident.
A male 27-year-old Michigan involved with a small crash on the back of his car. Four years later, he sued the man who ran him down, 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 really changed the whole personality, causing him to leave his wife, forced to move in with his parents, and began to come to the dependence of the bars gays. But is the worst part of this case? Turns out he actually won his demands! He managed to obtain an indemnity of $ 200,000, - and his wife awarded USD 25,000, -.
5. Demanding Rides Ghost House
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 caused him "scared to death, deep mental anguish and emotional distress . "Women who are poor. In my opinion, he really never thought before where what is being entered, huh? Who could have guessed ...
6. Michael Jordan demanded by the "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 over the past 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 resident of Michigan, Richard Overton sued Anheuser-Busch for fraud and false advertising. He also claimed that he suffered personal injuries as a result of false advertising.
In the complaint, he is referring to Bud Lite ad featuring two beautiful women who come into the lives of the Budweiser truck drivers. Because it does not happen to him when he drank beer, he claimed that the ad was false and caused him emotional distress, mental injury, and financial loss. He demanded more than $ 10,000, -. The Court then canceled all his demands.
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 drunks and committing crimes such as grand larceny.
At the time he made this claim, he is serving 23-year prison term for his crimes. Brock claims that because he has a sense of responsibility to the state and then prevented from receiving income, the state should pay him for $ 5 million on debt to him.
The case was immediately buried. Just shows more evidence that prisoners have too much time to reach the point ...
9. Demand Forecast
A woman in Israel sued a television station and a weather forecaster at USD 1000, - when the weather forecasters predict will one day be sunny, but it rained. He said that weather forecasting is very clear, and she went out of the house in a dress alone. 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 "sustained pressure" as a result of one day with severe weather forecasting.
10. Characters requires authors.
A writer was sued for $ 60 million after completing the writing of a book about a serial killer in Orange County that has been punished. Although the prisoner was on death row, he admitted that he was not guilty on 16 murder against her, so that its role as a serial killer is false, misleading and "slander the good name".
In addition, he claimed that the lies would cause him "shunned by society and can not get a decent job" in a moment if he wanted to return to society.
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