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Barnard Lorence filed a $2 million lawsuit against the First National Bank and Trust in Stuart, Florida, in November, accusing it of falsely advertising that it cares about its customers. He alleged that he was treated rudely by a manager when he asked that the bank waive a $32 overdraft fee and that stress from the incident had aggravated brain damage he suffered in a 2001 accident.
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Robbin Doolin, 31, accidentally fell out of her car while driving on U.S. 71 in Kansas City, Missouri, in July. As she later explained to police, she opened the door to spit but leaned out too far. Witnesses saw her roll across the pavement, then immediately get up to chase the car, which plowed through the guardrail and rolled down an embankment.
Kelley Borland of Evans, Colorado, on the bagful of feces he received in September together with a ransom note demanding $100 for the return of his missing dog: “It looked like my dog’s poop, but I’m not a dog poop analyst.” (Police said they believed the writer of the note was a juvenile, in part because it instructed Borland to leave the ransom “no later than 10 PM” at a nearby skate park.)
