This week on Weird and Wacky Wednesdays: Absurd lawsuit edition
Welcome to another lawsuit edition of Weird and Wacky Wednesdays. When it comes to absurd and ridiculous legal cases, the United States is like a nonstop factory. It might not always be a reliable trading partner, but it consistently serves up bizarre lawsuits. This week we bring you three real cases with a legal twist. These made it into court, even if nobody should have taken them that seriously.
Sonic Torture: A Cat’s Last Days
In July 2025 in the United States, a Seattle resident sued the U.S. Navy’s Blue Angels. She claimed the squadron’s 2023 and 2024 airshows terrorized her terminally ill 14‑year‑old cat, Layla. The noise allegedly triggered panic attacks and worsened her heart condition, leading to euthanasia in August 2024. On top of that, the woman was blocked from the Blue Angels’ official Instagram after complaining, which she claims violated her First Amendment rights. She sued the Navy officers involved in an effort to be unblocked and to get legal fees—and free speech training for the defendants. The complaint calls the flyovers “state‑sanctioned acoustic torture.” It is as surreal as it sounds—and entirely real.
Sex Addiction Meets Streaming
In June 2020 in the United States, Erik Estavillo filed a $25 million lawsuit against Twitch, claiming that its content exacerbated his sex addiction. He complained that the platform’s ‘twisted programming and net code’ exposed him to so many scantily clad female streamers that he couldn’t avoid arousal. He alleged physical injuries like genital chafing and even started a fire in his computer while masturbating. Estavillo demanded certain streamers be banned and said Twitch failed to accommodate his disability. The suit was dismissed ‘with prejudice’ in January 2021 as frivolous.
Fruit Cup Fraud: The Label Lawsuit Overload
From 2020 through 2023 in the United States, attorney Spencer Sheehan filed hundreds of class-action lawsuits against food companies over allegedly misleading packaging. One suit claimed a fruit cup labeled ‘100% fruit juice’ actually contained mostly water and synthetic flavoring. Judges criticized his practice as frivolous and abusive. In July 2024, a Florida federal court sanctioned him and ordered he pay opponents’ attorney fees—calling his repeated filings across jurisdictions done in bad faith. It’s absurd that these lawsuits tied up courts and drained resources—and they’re all documented.
The United States is the top supplier of ridiculous legal stories. Each case actually advanced to court, no matter how implausible.
Come back next Wednesday for more weird and wacky legal stories.
