Man Sues Almost Everyone For USD2,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000
Taking the culture of suing in the US to the next level, a man in New York is demanding two undecillion, or the number two followed by 36 zeroes. Why?
By Sadho Ram — 20 May 2014, 01:14 PM — Updated over 10 years ago
Where there's blame, there's a claim, so they say. But for the subjects of this lawsuit, which is being describing as the largest in history, paying up could prove difficult.
To put it in perspective: even if they managed to get hold of the money equivalent of the estimated economic value of all of the goods and services ever created in the history of humanity ($2,400,000,000,000,000), they would still find themselves unable to pay.
A man is currently suing the City of New York and other defendants for USD2,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000. That's more money than actually exists on the planet.
According to the legal humour blog 'Lowering The Bar', the man who is named Anton Purisima, 62, has demanded $2,000 decillion (that's 36 zeros) in a hand-written lawsuit filed in April, requesting damages for "civil-rights violations, personal injury, discrimination in national origin, retaliation, harassment, fraud, attempted murder, intentional infliction of emotional distress, and conspiracy to defraud".
boston.com
Purisima is representing himself in a case against the city of NY, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Au Bon Pain, two hospitals, KMart, and several others
He correctly listed the obscure number few have heard of - which is written with a "2" followed by 36 zeros - in a fabulously frivolous 22-page complaint that rambles on by accusing the defendants of everything from civil rights violations to attempted.
nypost.com
It states his pain and additional damages "cannot be repaired by money" and is "therefore priceless". He includes evidence of his injured finger.
Anton Purisima, 62, has filed a lawsuit demanding what is believed to be the largest amount of compensation ever after he claims that his middle finger was bitten off by a ‘rabies-infected’ dog
Image via dailymail.co.ukDuring his ordeal, Purisim claims he suffered civil rights violations, personal injury, discrimination on national origin, retaliation, harassment, fraud, attempted murder, intentional infliction of emotional distress, and conspiracy to defraud.
dailymail.co.ukThe full list of defendants in the case include Au Bon Pain, 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 which refers to a thousand 'John Does'.
In a seemingly unconnected additional claim bundled into the document, he is also seeking compo for being routinely overcharged for coffee at LaGuardia Airport. He claims that some of the additional woes he suffered from the bite, including the pain, "cannot be repaired by money" and are "therefore priceless".
Priceless indeed as such a ridiculous amount of money would be impossible for any corporation to pay. As the What If? website notes:
'Even if Au Bon Pain conquers the planet and puts everyone to work for them from now until the stars die, they wouldn't make a dent in the bill.'
dailymail.co.ukPurisima, who will represent himself during proceedings (presumably to keep costs down), has form for lawsuits
Also, this isn't Purisima’s first lawsuit. In last four years he has filed lawsuits against the People's Republic of China, several major banks (including Wells Fargo, JP Morgan, and Wachovia, the Commissioner of Social Security, Lang Lang International Music Foundation, and others.