Some Of The Most Extraordinary Personal Injury Lawsuits

Top 10 Most Bizarre Personal Injury Lawsuits 1 $2.5 million In 2005,a man sued NBC for a figure of following the airing of the hit show "Fear Factor" He claimed that when he watched contestants on the show eat rats in competition for a $50,000 prize, while running away from the TV, he got nauseous and dizzy and ran into a doorway, causing him to sustain head injuries. A New York City woman attempted to commit suicide by laying on the subway tracks until a passing train could run her over. The train did come but injured her instead of killing her. Surprisingly, she was awarded IPL $14.1 million in personal injury damages by the state Supreme Court. In 2007, a woman from Olney, Philadelphia sued the landlords of her building when a toilet she was using "exploded" due to excess water pressure. Victoria's Secret isn't even immune to personal injury lawsuits. A traffic officer in Los Angeles sued Victoria's Secret for damage to her eye was caused when she was trying on her new thong underwear. The subsequent unfortunate tight fit caused one of the metal clasps to fly off at a high rate of speed, striking her in the eye. In 1998, a woman tried to sue Universal Ștudios in Florida after visiting their Haunted House of Horrors. An ambulance driver in Houston, while transporting a youth to the hospital for minor injuries stopped at a local doughnut shop to grab a dozen doughnuts. O O O Even the weatherman gets sued sometimes. In Israel, a woman sued a television station 7 for making an inaccurate weather prediction. A New York mạn is suing the restaurant shop Subway because he found a 7 inčh plastic knife baked into the bread of his sub. Arguing that any officer could mistake the handle of the Taser for a pistol, the California is now suing the Taser company. 9. In 1999, a 27 year old man from Florida had a lifelong dream to swim with a killer whale. He was killed by the whale. His parents then sued Sea World due to the fact that there were no public warnings that the killer whales could in fact, kill people. 10 Source: http://www.toptenz.net/top-10-most-bizarre-personal-injury-lawsuits.php www.legaldictionary.net