Most Ridiculous Lawsuits Of 2009

According to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, 2009 was no exception and had its fare share of ridiculous lawsuits.

The chamber’s Institute for Legal Reform released the year’s top five list, which is based on responses to FacesOfLawsuitAbuse.org, a website seeking to raise public awareness of “how abusive lawsuits affect small businesses and average families in very real ways,” the Chamber said in a statement.

The top five lawsuits of 2009 are:

Neighbor Sues Woman for Smoking in Her Own Home

Double-Murderer Sues to Claim His Victims’ Classic Chevy Pickup

Holocaust Denier Sues Auschwitz Survivor, Alleging Memoir Contains “Fantastical Tales”

Tourist Sues Hotel, Claiming Swimming Pool Got Daughter Pregnant

Illegal Immigrants Sue Rancher Who Turned Them Over to Border Patrol

For more details about the above lawsuits or for more stories about ridiculous lawsuits of the year go to: abcnews.go.com/Business/ridiculous-lawsuits-2009/story?id=9450948.