Aching ACL

Many Chicago Bulls fans are none too happy about star point guard Derrick Rose's continued absence from the basketball court—playoff heroics from backup guard Nate Robinson notwithstanding. But not everyone's ire rises to the level of Illinois resident Matthew Thompson's. Thompson is reportedly suing D-Rose for missing the entire 2012-2013 season with an ACL injury, even though team doctors cleared him to play last month.

Rose's “negligent behavior,” Thompson says, has caused the fan to suffer from mental breakdowns, emotional distress and obesity.

Bladder Blues

An Iowa woman is suing a hospital that allegedly denied her a job because of excessive shyness. But it isn't her personality that's at issue—it's her bladder. Jennifer Conner claims that she successfully interviewed for a job at the Iowa Methodist Medical Center. The job offer, however, was contingent on Conner passing a drug test.

Conner was reportedly unable to complete the test, she says, because she suffers from parueresis, also called “shy bladder syndrome,” which prevents her from urinating when she is in public restrooms or near other people. She offered to undergo a blood-based drug test at her own expense, but hospital officials refused, according to the lawsuit. After subsequently losing out on the job, Conner sued the hospital for allegedly violating the Americans with Disabilities Act.

Barney Brawl

“Barney and Friends” creator Sheryl Leach and her 27-year-old son Patrick aren't a happy family, according to a lawsuit filed by Patrick Leach's neighbor. Eric Shanks is suing the mother-son duo after Patrick allegedly shot him in the chest during an argument over a “trespassing issue.” The younger Leach is currently awaiting trial on an attempted murder charge, to which he has pleaded not guilty.

In addition to suing his former neighbor for assault and battery, Shanks has also filed a negligence suit against Sheryl Leach, arguing that she allowed her son to own a gun even though she knew about his violent proclivities.