Starbucks sued for withdrawing offer
The news that Starbucks is to be sued for fraud after withdrawing an over-successful free coffee offer prompted us to come with a top five of bad lawsuits.
- Woman sues McDonalds after scalding herself with hot coffee (vanosteen.com).
- RIAA attempts to prosecute a dead man for music piracy. To be honest there were almost too many RIAA cases to choose from; 12 year old girls and grandmothers without PCs have also being targeted (recordingindustryvspeople.blogspot.com).
- Jonathan Aitken sues the Guardian for libel and is subsequently found guilty of perjury and perverting the course of justice. Take note politicians - if you’re guilty of lying don’t draw attention to yourself (wikipedia.org).
- Woman sues hairdresser for emotional distress, depression, loss of income and counseling after receiving a bad haircut (power-of-attorneys.com).
- Sadly apocryphal this one but too good not to mention: man sues car manufacturer after leaving his car on cruise control and going to make a cup of coffee (snopes.com).
Thank heavens for lawyers and the stupid eh?