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A convict in Colorado sued for early release because, he said, "Everyone knows a con only serves about 3 years of a 10-year sentence."

A construction worker in Tulsa intentionally cut his hand off with a circular saw. When he was taken to the emergency room, he told doctors not to reattach the hand, saying that it was possessed. The man is now suing the doctors for not reattaching his hand,claiming that the doctors should have known he was psychotic.

A phone-sex operator in Florida won a settlement after she filed for worker's compensation, saying she had suffered repetitive-motion injuries in both hands. The repetitive motion was the result of using her hands to give herself as many as seven orgasms a day while talking to clients.

An Ohio inmate sued the state for not beingallowed soap-on-a-rope.

Six nurses who worked at a facility for the disabled were fired after refusing to comply with new countywide rules that required them to give patients sexual assistance, such as helping them with masturbation or putting on a condom. The nurses have filed a lawsuit.

A lawsuit was settled out of court between a teen and a company that sold the nets used for basketballhoops. The boy lost two teeth when they got caught in the net while he was attempting to slam-dunk a ball. The settlement was for $50,000.

NBC's "Tonight Show" was sued by a Cincinnati, Ohio man for injuries he sustained during the pre-show. He was injured when a free T-shirt, shot into the crowd with an air gun, struck him in the eye.

Two surfers went to court after one allegedly stole theother surfer's wave. The case was dismissed after court officials found it impossible to put a monetary value on the wave.

Two suspected drug dealers were shot in a gang-related war. The two sued the owners of the Ramada Inn parking lot where it occurred for $1.5 million in damages. The Florida hotel is appealing.

A Canadian man is suing a New York coffee shop after suffering what he callsdamage to his manhood. His penis was pinched between the toilet seat and bowl when he reached forward for toilet paper. He is asking for $1 million to compensate for his "dire and permanent" injuries. His wife is also suing for $500,000, claiming her husband cannot perform his marital duties.

Kara Walton sued a nightclub after she fell out of a bathroom window and had her two front teethknocked out. She won $12,000 plus dental expenses. She fell from the window, which she was using to sneak into the club to avoid the $3.50 cover charge.

A 10-year-old boy, Philip Garner, sued his landlord for $1 million. Young Garner claimed he suffered great distress after the toilet in his Bronx apartment exploded
An inmate in Tennessee, Gary Bradford Cone, is suing the state because they havetaken away his "right" to possess pornography. (A new state law does not allow it.) Cone is on Death Row.

Erica Bailey, 21, is suing for $1.5 million after the child she was babysitting hit her in the throat. Bailey claimed she could not live a normal life with her new, hoarse voice.

A Texan woman was awarded $780,000 after she sued a furniture store. She sued because she tripped and fellover a child running amok in the store. Surprisingly, she won the case, even though the child was her own.

A West Virginia woman won more than $2 million after she hurt her back opening a pickle jar while at work.

A man riding his bike home from work at night with no lights, only reflectors, was hit by a Jeep after the driver ran a stop sign. The bicyclist sued the bike manufacturer because hewas not warned that reflectors might not be enough to prevent an accident. The man was awarded $6 million.

An Indiana inmate sued because he was not given Rogaine to treat his baldness.

A phone-sex operator in Florida won a settlement after she filed for worker's compensation, saying she had suffered repetitive-motion injuries in both hands. The repetitive motion was the result of using...