Top Ten Most Ridiculous Lawsuits of 2012

Faces of Lawsuit Abuse has released its annual top ten most ridiculous lawsuits of the past year, compiled by polling its visitors.

Of its top ten, I would have voted for these as the top three:

My #3: Michigan woman files $5 million suit for the leftover gas still in her repossessed car

My #2: Anheuser Busch sued when longneck bottle used as weapon in bar fight

And my #1: California restaurateur sued for alleged disabilities act violations in parking lot he doesn’t own

Go here to see all ten, and how visitors to the site voted.

A few lawsuits listed in the site's monthly polls also struck me as particularly outrageous:

From August 2012: Woman sues county for not stopping her affair with police officer

From March 2012: Woman accused of stabbing roommate sues apartment building for not separating them

From January 2012: Teen who OD’d on stolen drugs receives $4.1 million lawsuit settlement

From December 2011: Convict sues couple he kidnapped for not helping him evade police

From September 2011: Young adults sue mother for sending cards without gifts and playing favorites

From August 2011: Woman sues after she hurts herself fleeing 4-pound Dachshund puppy

You can see the many amazing ridiculous lawsuits by browsing the monthly polls of recent years here.

photo credit: istockphoto