Crazy Laws And Lawsuits: A Collection of Bizarre Court Cases and Legal Rules

Here comes the judge, and justice decrees that the law has never been funnier. In an age of litigation run rampant, lawsuits have become increasingly bizarre--not to mention downright silly. These are some of the strangest cases ever, some of which have received attention in the news and others that remain more obscure. Even the section titles, which include The Trouble with Neighbors, When Love Breaks Down, Fired!, Holidays from Hell, Road Rage, and Burglars who Sue, will raise smiles of expectation on every reader's face. Here are just a few instances of legal weirdness:

Kathleen Robinson of Austin, Texas, was awarded $780,000 after she broke her ankle tripping over a toddler who was running amok in a furniture store. The twist: the child was Mrs. Robinson's own son.

A man left asleep on an aircraft after it landed sued U.S. Airlines for negligence. Apparently, he suffered mental and emotional distress when he awoke, because he assumed the plane had crashed and that he was actually dead.

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Robert Allen has written many books in the fields of popular psychology, including Know Yourself, How to Win Arguments and The Book of Total Genius. His works on Zen Buddhism - Zen Questions, 365 Buddha Smiles, 365 Biddha Pep Talks and 1000 Paths to Personal Power have sold throughout the world. He works as an auhor and freelance writer.