Top 10 Most Ridiculous Lawsuits of 2012: ILR
A lawsuit by a driver who pleaded guilty to driving under the influence of alcohol and drugs and then sued a victim that he killed tops the U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform’s (ILR) survey of the Top Ten Most Ridiculous Lawsuits of 2012.
“Abuse of our legal system is no joke, and these examples range from the outrageous to the absurd,” said ILR President Lisa A. Rickard. “This poll reminds us that as a society, we sue too much. In turn, these abusive lawsuits inflict harm on lives, jobs, and our economic growth.”
ILR announced the Top Ten Most Ridiculous Lawsuits of 2012 from votes cast throughout the year by visitors to FacesOfLawsuitAbuse.org. The lawsuits were selected from those featured in the website’s monthly polls for 2012. The Faces of Lawsuit Abuse campaign is ILR’s public awareness effort created to highlight the impact of abusive lawsuits on small businesses, communities, and individuals.
The Top Ten Most Ridiculous Lawsuits of 2012 are:
Source: U.S. Chamber of Commerce
- EVs Head for Junkyard as Mechanic Shortage Inflates Repair Costs
- DraftKings Sued Over ‘Risk-Free’ Bets That Were Anything But
- Jury Awards $80M to 3 Former Zurich NA Employees for Wrongful Termination
- California Chiropractor Sentenced to 54 Years for $150M Workers’ Comp Scheme
- Ship Owner in Bridge Collapse Seeks to Limit Its Liability
- Millions of Recalled Hyundai and Kia Vehicles, With Dangerous Defect, Remain on Road
- Mother of 8-Year-Old ‘Violently Sucked’ into Houston Hotel Pool Files Wrongful Death Suit
- CoreLogic Report Probes Evolving Severe Convective Storm Risk Landscape