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posted by martyb on Saturday May 17 2014, @02:46PM   Printer-friendly
from the looking-for-really-REALLY-good-bodyguards dept.

What is the largest lawsuit ever filed?

Did you guess Apple v. Samsung? SCO taking over the world? Not even close!

This is Anton Purisima v. Au Bon Pain Store, Carepoint Health, Hoboken University Medical Center, Kmart Store 7749, St. Luke's Emergency Dept., New York City Transit Authority, City of New York, NYC MTA, LaGuardia Airport Administration, Amy Caggiula, and Does 1-1000. Case No. 1:14 CV 2755 (S.D.N.Y. filed 4/11/2014).

What did the defendants allegedly do? "Civil rights violations, personal injury, discrimination on national origin, retaliation, harassment, fraud, attempted murder, intentional infliction of emotional distress, and conspiracy to defraud. $2,000 decillion ($2,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000)", not including punitive damages.

Randall Munroe's What If? analyzed exactly how much money that is, and how it could be repaid (I especially like this answer in the forums). Might just have set the new record for the Biggest Known Demand!

It's the weekend and a slow news day, so here's an opportunity to let your imagination run wild. What suggestions do you have for the plaintiff and/or defendants?

 
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  • (Score: 3, Funny) by Jerry Smith on Saturday May 17 2014, @03:42PM

    by Jerry Smith (379) on Saturday May 17 2014, @03:42PM (#44650) Journal

    Positive side of this case: it's great material for math lessons.

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