The Eye

These are awards for the most outlandish lawsuits and verdicts in the U.S.

In fifth position this year:

Terrence Dickson, of Bristol , Pennsylvania , was leaving a house
he had just burglarized by way of the garage.  Unfortunately for
Dickson, the automatic garage door opener malfunctioned and he could not
get the garage door to open.  Worse, he couldn’t re-enter the house
because the door connecting the garage to the house locked when Dickson
pulled it shut.  Forced to sit for eight, count ‘em, EIGHT, days on a
case of Pepsi and a large bag of dry dog food, he sued the homeowner’s
insurance company claiming undue mental Anguish.  Amazingly, the jury
said the insurance company must pay Dickson $500,000 for his anguish.
We should all have this kind of anguish.