As wild as some legal claims sound, you don’t know the legitimacy of your own claim until you’ve consulted an attorney. Keep that in mind next time you scoff at the idea of calling an attorney to discuss something seemingly harmless – it could be the next big case!
In honor of a New York City woman suing her college because she can’t find a job, TIME reviews the most ridiculous lawsuits ever filed, settled or dismissed.
1. A “Class” Action
“Like many other recent college graduates, 27-year-old Trina Thompson has struggled to land a job since getting her diploma in April 2009. But instead of blaming the recession for her employment woes, the New York City native filed a lawsuit against her alma mater, Monroe College in the Bronx, N.Y., to recoup the $70,000 she spent on a bachelor’s degree in information technology — saying the school’s Office of Career Advancement has failed miserably at helping her advance her career.”