Now days it is nearly as common to sue someone over something as silly as being disturbed by a screaming toddler on a plane as it is to sue for malpractice. In fact, one of the more outrageous court cases lately involved two adult children suing their mother for being a “bad mother.”

This may seem not seem too outrageous, there are mothers in the world that probably should be sued for some of the things they have done to their children, however, this case was a little far-fetched to say the least.

Steven and Kathryn Miner, both in their twenties sued their mother for bad parenting in 2009,citing emotional distress as the major offense.

Evidence brought forth in the case included birthday cards without money and a daughter with a curfew, upset about not being allowed to purchase the homecoming dress she wanted and a threat to call the police on her son who refused to put his seat belt on in the car. The most serious offense brought before the judge was that the mother had once slapped her son upside the head causing him to suffer from “chronic headaches.”

The judge dismissed the case saying there was not sufficient evidence of “bad parenting” and the children will not receive any of the desired $500,000.

Interestingly enough this is not the first case of its kind. Child star Gary Coleman is just one of many who has taken his parents to court for “misappropriation of finances” and in 1978 a 24-year-old man tried to sue his parents for “malpractice of parenting.” The 1978 case was also dismissed.

Among other outrageous law suits include the ban of scents in workplaces in Detroit, a failed suicide damages suit and a woman who sued a gym when she fell during a pole dancing class because she wasn’t able to hold herself up.