Just to prove you can sue anyone for anything, read this:
Man Sues SFO, Agents and Boatload of Others for $555 Million
The San Francisco International Airport (SFO) is approximately 4 miles northeast of
Hillsborough, CA, and the home of Stanley Hilton, but that is 4 miles too close. That is because
Mr. Hilton claims in his lawsuit (PDF) that the proximity of SFO and its “round the clock jet aircraft in and out of SFO” has caused “severe emotional and physical injuries” including the loss of his marriage, family and career.
According to Wired,
Hilton is suing SFO and a bunch of others:- SFO Airport Authority, City of San Francisco, San Mateo County, City of Hillsborough
- United Airlines; American Airlines; Virgin; Mexicana; Atlantic; Lufthansa; German Airlines; Air France; Federal Express; DHL; UPS; KLM Airlines; Northwest; Alaska Airlines; British Airways; Flying Tiger Lines; Japan Airlines; Korean Airlines; China Airlines; Singapore Airlines; Air Canada; Southwest; and Hawaiian
- The previous owners of the home in question located at 670 Darrell Rd. Hillsborough, CA
- Cashin Real Estate Company and Coldwell Banker
- Two real estate agents
- Jet engine makers Rolls Royce Company and General Electric
- Jet manufactures Boeing, Airbus and McDonnell Douglas
- And, an unknown inspector
Additionally, he demands that the previous owners take back his home that he bought in March of 2003 for $1.475 million and refund him his money including any interest, fees and property taxes. He accuses them of fraud and says he did not realize this ‘breach of contract’ until Dec. 22, 2007– 82 years after the 20th busiest airport in the world was built, more than 4 years after he bought the property and 6 weeks prior to his divorce on Feb. 1, 2008.
This is not Hilton’s first foray with legal challenges. According to
Wired, in August the Duke Law alumnus was barred by the California bar citing
moral turpitude. Could it be because of his $7 billion class-action lawsuit (he claims he represented 400 plaintiffs, but only two were listed) against former President Bush and his cabinet claiming they ‘let’ 9/11 happen
on purpose? Who knows.
