Strange lawsuits iceberg

Strange lawsuits iceberg is an iceberg chart topic. A text version, "Strange Lawsuits" by 5DHM, is hosted on IcebergThreads, where it had 824 views as of 29 October 2026.

The IcebergThreads author describes it as: "Proposals welcome!"

Entries reflect the chart authors' choices and are not verified fact.

Tiers

Tiers and entries from the IcebergThreads version. Notes after a dash are shortened from the author's explanations.

Layer 1

• Liebeck v. McDonald's (1994) – Woman sues McDonald's after spilling coffee on herself in her car (sounds ridiculous when you phrase it like that but it's actually a lot more reasonable than people think).
• Depp v. Heard (2022) – Celebrity defamation lawsuit over abuse allegations (less about the suit itself and more about the sensational civil trial that came from it).
• Leonard v. Pepsico, Inc. (1999) – Guy sues Pepsi for refusing to give him a fighter jet they jokingly offered in a TV ad.
• Cooley v. Foreman (2023) – Police officers sue Afroman for using footage of their raid on his house in his music videos.
• Heckard v. Jordan (2006) – Guy who kind of looks like Michael Jordan sues Michael Jordan because people mistake him for Michael Jordan sometimes.
• Ayala v. Wendy's (2005) – Woman fraudulently sues Wendy's for contaminating her chili with a human finger she planted in the food.
• Mitchell v. The Cartoon Network, Inc. (2015) – Billy Mitchell sues CN for featuring a giant head that looks like him cheating at video games in Regular Show.
• Naruto v. Slater et al. (2015) – PETA sues a wildlife photographer on behalf of a monkey who took a picture of itself with his camera.
• Elden v. Nirvana LLC (2021) – The guy pictured on the Nevermind album cover as a baby sues Nirvana for CSA.
• Katy Perry v. Katie Perry (2019) – Fashion designer named Katie Perry sues Katy Perry for infringing on her company's copyright.
• Careathers v. Red Bull North America, Inc (2013) – Guy sues Red Bull for not actually giving people wings (not literally, it was a semantic thing over caffeine content but it's funny to phrase it like that).
• Robert Lee Brock v. Robert Lee Brock (1995) – Prisoner sues his past self for committing the crime he was arrested for.

Layer 2

• The LOLsuit (Ouzounian et al v. Herrera et al, 2017) – Maddox sues his former podcast co-cost for calling him a cuck.
• DeNittis v. Subway Sandwich Shops, Inc. (2013) – Class-action suit against Subway for selling Footlongs that aren't actually a foot long.
• Riches v. Bush et al (2007) – Guy sues George W. Bush for using time travel and voodoo to give him back pain and ingrown toenails, naming hundreds of people, events, organizations, locations, objects, and concepts as…
• Driskell v. Homosexuals (2015) – Woman sues all gay people for violating Jesus Christ's constitutional rights.
• Pearson v. Chung (2007) – Guy sues a dry cleaner for $54,000,000 for misplacing his pants.
• Microsoft v. MikeRoweSoft (2004) – Microsoft sues a student named Mike Rowe for naming his website "MikeRoweSoft". - Suggested by Viruushy
• Metallica et al. v. Napster, Inc. (2000) – Metallica and Dr. Dre sue Napster for illegally distributing their music (again, not really about the suit itself but more Metallica's handling of the whole thing).
• Emile Ratelband v. the city of Arnhem (2018) – TV personality sues his city for not letting him identify as 49 years old as a protest against transgenderism.
• Romine v. Sterling (2016) – Owner of Digital Homicide sues a game reviewer for making fun of his games.
• Chiscolm v. Bank of America (2009) – Guy sues Bank of America for $1,780,000,000,000,000,200,164,000 after some of his cheques bounced.
• Kalkan v. Nolan and Warner Bros. (2008) – Mayor of Batman, Turkey sues Christopher Nolan and WB for making Batman movies.

Layer 3

• Overton v. Anheuser-Busch Co. (1991) – Guy sues Bud Light because the actors smile in their ads.
• Pincus v. Starbucks Corporation (2016) – Woman sues Starbucks for $5,000,000 because they put too much ice in her iced coffee.
• Estavillo v. Twitch, Inc. (2020) – Guy sues Twitch for recommending him "suggestive" streamers.
• The Romantics v. Activision (2007) – The Romantics sue Activision for putting a song in Guitar Hero that they licensed properly.
• Tichborne v. Lushington (1871) – Guy pretending to be a dead aristocrat sues the aristocrat's family for his parents' inheritance.
• Lucas v. McDonald's (2014) – Guy sues McDonald's for $1,500,000 because the manager wouldn't give him extra napkins.
• The Omegaverse Litigation (Quill Ink Books Ltd. v. Soto, 2019) – Erotic wolf dystopia author sues another erotic wolf dystopia author for writing erotic wolf dystopia (what did I just read?).
• Thode v. Ladany (2013) – Student sues her school for giving her a failing grade.
• Wardlaw v. South Park Studios et al. (2012) – Guy sues South Park for stealing a character from his show that doesn't exist.
• Njewadda v Showtime Networks, Inc. (2019) – Woman sues Showtime and the NY Transit Authority after getting scared by a Dexter billboard in a subway station.
• Palsgraf v Long Island Railroad Co. (1928) – Woman sues a rail company for a Final Destination-style series of events that injured her at a train station.
• Gomez v. Jelly Belly Candy Company (2017) – Woman sues Jelly Belly for selling jelly beans with sugar in them (not gonna lie, this one's actually pretty reasonable but still, they're jelly beans what did you expect?)

Layer 4

• Unshuffled Cards Case (2012) – Casino sues gamblers for winning with cards the casino didn't shuffle.
• Mayo v. Satan (1971) – Prisoner sues Satan and “his staff” for ruining his life. - Suggested by Geter Priffin
• Young v. Ostergaard and Zellitti (2005) – Woman sues two kids for giving her cookies.
• Joseph v. NASA et al (2014) – Guy sues NASA for suppressing his discovery of life on Mars.
• Morse v. Frederick (2007) – Student sues his school for suspending him after he disrupted an Olympic event at the school (the bit was pretty funny but you can't be doing that).
• RIAA v. Walton (2005) – The RIAA sues a dead woman for pirating music.
• Thompson v. Monroe College (2009) – Woman sues her school because she couldn't find a job after graduating.
• Woody Allen v. American Apparel, Inc (2008) – Woody Allen sues American Apparel for putting movie stills of him in Jewish clothes on their billboards.
• Mustapha v. Culligan of Canada Ltd. (2008) – Guy sues a water company because seeing a fly in his water bottle made him stop showering properly.
• Jack Ass v. Viacom International Inc. (2002) – Guy who changed his name to Jack Ass sues Viacom and MTV for naming their show "Jackass".
• Abramov v. The Home Depot, Inc. (2018) – Guy sues Home Depot for selling 2x4s that aren't actually 2" x 4".
• Aitken v. NBC (2005) – Guy sues NBC after being disturbed by a Fear Factor episode.
• Delekta v. Memphis Community Schools (2004) – Student sues his school to change an A to an A+.

Layer 5

• Falkner v. Para-Chem (2003) – Guy sues a chemical company because he didn't read the warning labels on one of their products.
• Sevier v. Apple, Inc. (2013) – Guy sues Apple for allowing him to access NSFW content.
• Rosenberg v. Harwood et al (2010) – Woman sues Google Maps after walking onto a highway while following directions.
• Jimenez v. Applebee's Neighborhood Grill & Bar (2015) – Guy sues Applebee's after getting burned by a sizzling fajita.
• Dimmick v. Rowley (2011) – Hostage-taker sues his victims for reporting him to police.
• Forouzesh v. Starbucks Corporation (2018) – Class-action suit over Starbucks putting too much ice in their iced coffee (completely unrelated to Pincus, apparently).
• Robacher v. Danbury School District (2008) – Student sues his school because his teacher woke him up during class.
• Doe v. A&W Canada (2013) – Guy sues A&W for heteronormative advertising as a protest against feminism.
• Gamson v. British Airways, PLC (2014) – Guy sues an airline for sending him to Grenada instead of Granada.
• Nemitz v. NASA (2004) – Guy sues NASA for sending a probe to an asteroid he claimed as his property.
• Thompson Expedition lawsuits (1989) – 39 insurance companies sue a recovery team for the cargo of a wrecked ship they insured 130 years earlier.

Layer 6

• Clardy v. Nike, Inc. (2014) – Guy sues Nike because he assaulted someone while wearing Jordans.
• Hodges v. King's Hawaiian Bakery West Inc. (2020) – Woman sues "Hawaiian"-branded bakery for not making their bread in Hawaii.
• City of Houston v. Proler (2014) – Firefighting captain sues his city for reassigning him after he refused to enter burning buildings.
• Roller v. David Copperfield's Disappearing, Inc (2005) – Magician sues David Copperfield for $50,000,000 for stealing his magic powers.
• Purisima v. Au Bon Pain (2014) – Guy sues an airport bakery for $2,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 because a dog bit him on a city bus and Asian people took pictures of him.
• Peters v. Universal Studios (2000) – Woman sues Universal because a haunted house they set up was too scary.
• Brandon Vezmar v. his date (2017) – Guy sues his date for using her phone in a movie theatre.
• Spanish 15-year-old v. his mother (2017) – Kid sues his mom for confiscating his phone to make him study.
• French businessman v. Uber (2017) – Guy sues Uber for revealing his affair to his wife.
• Ahmad v. Nestle (2016) – Woman tries to sue Nestle for a lifetime supply of chocolate after buying a KitKat with no wafer.
• Devo v. Roblox Corporation (2009) – Devo sues Roblox for releasing a hat that looks like their energy domes (I couldn't find any evidence that this actually happened other than an unsourced Roblox Wiki page so take that how you will).…

See also

• Iceberg chart
• Heists and robberies iceberg

Sources

• IcebergThreads version: 5DHM. Strange Lawsuits. IcebergThreads. 16 February 2026. Retrieved 29 October 2026.