In 2005, a judge in Washington, D.C. sued his local dry cleaners for $54 million over a pair of lost pants, arguing that their ‘satisfaction guaranteed’ sign entitled him to damages. The case dragged on for years and nearly bankrupted the family before the court finally ruled against him.
“Filming Apocalypse Now was so physically, mentally, and financially exhausting that Francis Ford Coppola had numerous breakdowns on the Philippines set in 1976. Dennis Hopper's drug use, Martin Sheen's binge-drinking, and Marlon Brando refusing to learn his lines all contributed to the chaos.”
In July 1981, Ken Rex McElroy, the “town bully” of Skidmore, Missouri, known for decades of intimidation, assaults, and witness tampering, was gunned down in his truck on the main street, surrounded by 40+ townspeople. Every witness claimed they saw nothing, and the case remains officially unsolved.
In 2013, a Chinese businessman, Tan Youhui, hired a hitman to "take out" his competitor for $282,000. But the hitman hired another man to do the job, offering $141,000. That man then hired another hitman, who hired another hitman, who hired another hitman.