Results: Don't Like The Weather? Let's Take Legal Action!
Published on 03/11/2019
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Minnesota has had its share of snow this year and Judge Kevin Burke has had enough. The 4th District judge in Hennepin County has issued a temporary restraining order on behalf of the citizens of Minnesota against a major storm that's expected to move in this week. Winter storm warnings are already in place across Minnesota, with "significant travel impacts" expected. Have any of your plans been changed this winter because of bad weather?
Yes, more than once
27%
613 votes
Yes, one time
8%
184 votes
Not really
27%
621 votes
No
28%
649 votes
Have not had any bad weather where I live
10%
236 votes
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The restraining order to addressed to Minnesota meteorologists, Old Man Winter and Mr. Snow. "The Defendants are enjoined from permitting any more snowfall this winter in ... Minnesota; and especially within Hennepin County," the restraining order reads. "This does not prohibit the Defendants from continuing their exploits in Wisconsin, Iowa, South Dakota and North Dakota." Do you live in an area where you would like to issue a restraining order against snow?
Yes! And I wish we could
31%
705 votes
Yes, but I love the snow
11%
252 votes
No, not that much snow here
24%
552 votes
No, but I'd like a restraining order against other weather
15%
341 votes
No snow where I live
20%
453 votes
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A restraining order on a snowstorm may seem like a strange response -- and in all seriousness it was just for fun -- but some of these real lawsuits prove that often fact is stranger than anything you can make up. Have you heard of any of these ridiculous lawsuits?
In 2014, a New York woman sued the Metropolitan Transportation Authority and the Showtime television network for an injury she sustained in a fall triggered by a scary poster. The woman claims she was on a staircase in Grand Central Terminal when she spotted an ad for the TV show "Dexter." The ad featured a photo of Michael C. Hall, who plays a serial killer on the show, with his face covered by cellophane. The woman alleged that the image was so disturbing it caused her to fall down the stairs, sustaining a broken ankle and a head injury. The ad also caused her to have nightmares that necessitated visits to a psychiatrist.
5%
112 votes
A magician named David Roller filed a lawsuit against magician David Copperfield, for patent infringement. Mr. Roller alleged that he had patented his godly powers and that Mr. Copperfield had used them without his permission. In reality, Mr. Roller had neither applied for nor obtained a patent on his divine powers.
5%
106 votes
Allen Ray Heckard filed a $832 million lawsuit against Michael Jordan and Phil Knight, the founder of Nike. Heckerd resembled Michael Jordan in appearance and complained that he was frequently mistaken for the basketball star. Because of Michael Jordan's fame, Heckert suffered harassment by the public.
3%
64 votes
Richard Overton sued Anheuser-Busch for allegedly violating Michigan's pricing and advertising act. According to the lawsuit, the brewing company placed ads containing images of beautiful women and tropical settings. The ads were deceptive and misleading because they implied that a person's fantasies could become reality. They also enticed Overton and other members of the public to drink the company's products.
2%
47 votes
In 2016, a California man attempted to initiate a class action lawsuit against Starbucks for misrepresenting the amount of liquid contained in its cold drinks. The man alleged that Starbucks cheated customers by adding ice to cold beverages, thereby reducing the amount of liquid contained in the cups. His suit sought damages for numerous offenses, including breach of express warranty, unjust enrichment, fraud, and violation of California's unfair competition law.
5%
120 votes
In 2005, Roy Pearson, an administrative law judge in Washington D.C. took a pair of pants to a local dry cleaner for alterations. When Pearson went to retrieve the pants a few days later, he discovered they weren't there. The pants were soon located but Pearson refused to accept them. He claimed the pants weren't his despite documentation provided by the dry cleaner that showed otherwise. Pearson sued the dry cleaners for $67 million. Among other things, he claimed they had committed fraud by failing to honor a "satisfaction guaranteed" sign displayed at the store. A court disagreed and Pearson ultimately lost the case. Pearson's term as a judge expired in 2007, and he was not re-appointed. He sued the city for wrongful termination but did not get his job back.
4%
88 votes
None of them
84%
1932 votes
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