Americans are taking each other to civil court in record numbers'and winning their cases with huge awards, sometimes in the millions of dollars. There are children suing parents, students suing teachers, lawyers suing lawyers, and just about everybody suing corporations. Many of these lawsuits are valid. Others stretch the boundaries of legitimacy. And then there are those that are just plain outrageous. Now, in this entertaining, one-of-a-kind book, you can read about dozens of the most outlandish cases drawn from actual court records, including: The Franciscan nun who was sued for 'negligently, carelessly, and recklessly' bowling over an opponent in a softball game The fanatical surfer who sued a fellow boarder for stealing his wave The prison inmate and convicted killer who sued two guards for waking him up too early on the day of his parole hearing The woman who sued McDonald's after being burned by a hot pickle in her hamburger'And Many More Stories That Are Way Stranger, More Absurd, And Funnier Than Fiction! Laura B. Benko is a reporter for Modern Healthcare, a national magazine. She has also worked as a reporter for the Los Angeles Times and the Seattle Times and as an editor at Investor's Business Daily. She lives in Santa Monica, California. Attila Benko is currently a fraud investigator for a major insurance company. In his former job as a claims administrator, he investigated, negotiated, and directed litigation through defense counsel. He lives in Sierra Madre, California. From WonderfullyWacky.com...
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