DUMB LAWSUIT OF THE WEEK: THE DECILLION DOLLAR DOG BITE
by Hazed
A Manhattan man has set a new record by claiming a massive amount in damages in a law suit: $2,000 decillion.
That’s $2,000,000,000,
000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 when it’s written out in full. A whole lot of zeroes!
The cause of this astonishing sum? He was bitten by a dog. Anton Purisima claims that his middle finger was bitten off by a dog on a city bus. He says the pooch was infected by rabies. He also claims that a “Chinese couple” took photos of him as he was being treated, and he is going after thousands of others for related issues, including the Au Bon Pain coffee chain, the hospital which treated him, the transit authority, Kmart, LaGuardia Airport and many more.
Now this is clearly a ridiculous lawsuit and even if he were to win, his damages would probably be put at something a lot more reasonable. To find out just how unreasonable his claim for $2,000 decillion, you can read a thorough analysis on the xkcd website here which points out there isn’t that much money in the whole world, even if you include all the money that ever existed, ever!
Source: http://gothamist.com/2014/05/17/manhattan_man_files_lawsuit_seeking.php
