A man is suing New York City for $2 undecillion, an amount recognized as more money than there is on Earth.

After allegedly being bitten by a rabid dog on a city bus, Anton Purisima has filed a lawsuit in Manhattan seeking $2,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000. According to news reports, Purisima is suing as a result of the dog bite and the fact that a couple took unauthorized photos of him while he was being treated at a local hospital.  In addition to New York City and Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Purisima is suing two New York hospitals, Kmart, LaGuardia Airport, a bakery and the dog's owner.

Purisima claims in his lawsuit that the pain and suffering he has endured cannot be measured in money and is therefore "priceless."

This is not Purisima's first day in court; Purisima has filed lawsuits in the past against Wells Fargo, JP Morgan, Wachovia and the People's Republic of China.

—Source: newyork.cbslocal.com

Two years ago, we highlighted the ridiculous class action lawsuit filed by a Pittsburgh Penguins fan who claimed he received too many texts from the professional hockey franchise.

Well, here we go again.

According to news reports, the Buffalo Bills have settled a similar two-year-old lawsuit by agreeing to pay up to $3 million to settle the class-action lawsuit that accused it of sending too many alerts to fans who signed up for its text-messaging service.

Jerry Wojcik, a Bills fan who lives in Florida, filed the suit in October 2012, claiming the team violated the terms of its text service arrangement by sending him 13 messages over two weeks when, according to its website, it promised to send no more than five per week. Wojcik claimed in his suit that the extra texts violated the federal Telephone Consumer Protection Act, and he sought statutory damages of $500 per excessive message for negligent violations and up to $1,500 per message for willful violations.

In a settlement recently filed in federal court in Tampa, Florida, the Bills agreed to provide up to $2.5 million in debit cards to fans who had signed up for the text service. The debit cards can be used at the Bills stadium store or online at the team's website; they cannot be redeemed for cash.

Wojcik, as class representative, will receive $5,000 in cash.  Wojcik's lawyers will receive $562,500.

A final hearing on the proposed settlement of the case is set for late August.

—Source: buffalonews.com

A San Francisco 49ers fan is suing the NFL for what he calls "economic discrimination" after his hopes of scoring tickets to watch his beloved team play rival Seattle Seahawks were dashed.

John E. Williams III of Las Vegas, who works as a promoter in the entertainment industry, is seeking $50 million in damages, claiming the league and others were guilty of an illegal ticket policy limiting credit card sales to selected pro-Seattle markets in an effort to keep 49ers fans away. According to the lawsuit, the Seahawks limited ticket sales only to credit cards with addressees in the states of Washington, Oregon, Montana, Idaho, Alaska and Hawaii, as well as the Canadian provinces of British Columbia and Alberta. Williams is seeking $10 million in punitive damages on top of $40 million in real damages. 

"The practice of withholding the sale of tickets from the public at large and allowing only credit card holders limited to certain areas is a violation of the Federal Consumer Fraud Act and/or common law," according to the lawsuit filed April 15.

As a result, Williams said, he suffered "economic discrimination and violation of public accommodation solely" because his credit card was not issued in the restrictive states or Canada -- "which is not even part of the United States."

Brian McCarthy, the NFL's vice president of communications, said the league has no comment on the lawsuit.

"I live in Las Vegas, but I'm originally from San Francisco. I've seen John Brodie back in the day, and Joe Montana. I really wanted to go up there to see the Niners," Williams said. "I think the tickets should be sold on a first-come, first-served basis, not based on who they want in the crowd."

—Source: espn.com

A Washington State woman is suing the owner of a pet duck, charging that the duck wandered down the street and attacked her.

Ruddell's attorney, Gregory Price, told a local news station that, "... The duck flapped its wings at her and knocked her back and she fell down on an outstretched hand and fractured her wrist in two spots." 

The suit seeks $25,000 for medical expenses and $250,000 for pain and suffering and the interference the injuries caused to Ruddell's normal, daily activities.

"We had neighbors that indicated this duck was a crazy duck that attacked kids at the school bus stop and other people before," Price said, adding that Rose should have warned neighbors about the danger because she knew the duck had, "abnormally dangerous propensities in attacking people." 

News reports indicate that Price hopes to settle the lawsuit out of court within the next 60 days.

—Source:  kboi2.com (Boise, ID)