Phillie Phanatic

Deservedly or not, Philadelphia sports fans have a reputation for being violent, loud and unruly, and their team mascots aren't helping to change that impression. A woman has sued the Phillie Phanatic, the Philadelphia Phillies and a New Jersey hotel, after the mascot allegedly tossed her into the hotel's swimming pool in July 2010.

Suzanne Peirce says she suffered numerous injuries to her “head, neck, back body, arms and legs, bones, muscles, tendons, ligaments, nerves and tissues” after the mascot picked up her lounge chair and threw her into the pool.

Unfortunately, Peirce couldn't determine the identity of the costumed mascot: She is suing Tom Burgoyne and Matt Mehler—both of whom play the Phanatic—along with “any currently unknown or unnamed individual to play the role of the Phillie Phanatic.”

Shopping Spree

A Texas woman found the limits of Neiman Marcus's famously generous return policy when she unsuccessfully tried to return $1.4 million in merchandise. Patricia Walker spent three years bedridden following a car accident, during which time her ex-husband Roger Tennison racked up astronomical bills at the luxury department store.

To make matters worse, Tennison's shopping sprees were allegedly motivated by his illicit affair with Favi Lo, a Neiman Marcus personal shopper, who earned substantial commissions on the purchases. Walker's suit claims that “Neiman Marcus had actual and/or constructive knowledge of Lo's extramarital affair,” and that the store “directly profited from Lo's deceit.”

Walker is seeking damages for fraud and breach of fiduciary duty.

Arby's Agony

Kenneth DeJoie got more than just a hot lunch when he stopped at an Arby's restaurant two years ago. The Colorado man claims that while he was using one of the restaurant's urinals, a jet of hot steam abruptly shot out, scalding his genitals.

When he told employees of his plight, they reportedly said, “we have that bathroom problem again” and informed DeJoie that “this happens when the sink in the kitchen is running.” DeJoie is seeking damages for negligence, premises liability and loss of consortium.