The disaster wrought by Hurricane Sandy has left many communities devastated, and, as with any event of this scale, lawsuits came nipping at its heels. New Jersey is suing seven gas stations and a hotel, accusing them of gouging prices by as much as 59 percent during the aftermath of the storm. A resident of Tarrytown, N.Y. filed a case against power company Con Edison for not restoring power sooner after Sandy.

Time will tell how these and more cases shake out as victims of the storm begin to rebuild, but in the meantime, we thought we'd take a look at some of the more bizarre litigation that has arisen from natural disasters in the past.

Bracelet Bungle

After the undersea earthquake and resulting tsunami that struck Japan in 2011, pop singer Lady Gaga designed charity bracelets to benefit the victims of the disaster, and sold them to her fans.

1800LAWFIRM, a legal network based in Michigan, was not convinced, however, that her claim that “all proceeds will be donated to Japan's earthquake” was true, and filed a $5 million lawsuit against the star in June 2011. The suit claimed she overcharged for the bracelets, and earned a profit through the $4.79 shipping cost.

The parties reached a settlement on June 25, under which Lady Gaga agreed to donate more than $100,000 to a charity that helps victims of the Japan tragedy, but denied that the suit had any merit to begin with.

Deity Defendant

It's not uncommon for people to lash out at God after a natural disaster, but Nebraska State Senator Ernie Chambers took his beef to court. His lawsuit against the higher power reads: “defendant directly and proximately has caused, inter alia, fearsome floods, egregious earthquakes, horrendous hurricanes, terrifying tornados, pestilential plagues…” Chambers reasoned that he was able to sue God because “[the] defendant, being omnipresent, is personally present in Douglas County.”

However, this suit wasn't really about the natural disasters. Chambers filed it as a response to other senators trying to pass laws that limit the filing of frivolous lawsuits. As he told KPTM Fox 42, he wanted to prove that “anyone can sue anyone they choose, even God.”