Candy Crush

A family trip to the Big Apple wasn't so sweet for Beth Flickinger, after a 25-pound candy dispenser fell on her at a Times Square Toys R Us. Flickinger says that she and her sons visited the toy company's flagship store to stock up on candy and toys for their journey home. But the afternoon took a painful turn when the trio attempted to fill up their bags with M&Ms from one of the store's self-serve dispensers, only to have the 25-pound bin somehow fall on Flickinger.

The Pennsylvania woman says she suffered a herniated disk and severe headaches, along with a loss of income and a diminished sex life following the incident. But a series of juries evidently wasn't sympathetic—they cleared the dispenser's maker and Toys R Us employees of any wrongdoing in the case. Flickinger previously reached an undisclosed settlement with M&Ms maker Mars Inc.

Waxing Woes

When Jennifer Finley was hired as an esthetician at Pittsburgh's European Wax Center, she knew she would be giving Brazilian waxes to customers. What she didn't know, she says, was that she would be expected to undergo a wax herself. Finley claims that on her second day of training she learned that she and her fellow trainees would be waxing each other.

The would-be esthetician claims that she was willing to have other, less sensitive parts of her body waxed, but she refused the Brazilian, because no one had ever told her it would be a mandatory part of training. When she complained to the salon's owner, he allegedly fired her. Finley is now suing the center for sexual harassment, wrongful termination, gender discrimination and retaliation.