Pro se litigants, plaintiffs' lawyers, and law professors all share the ability to "think outside the box." They come up with novel and creative theories of liability -- ones that courts have never entertained before.
Some are crazy. Some are brilliant. And some fall somewhere in between. Consider this civil complaint:
Summary: Pro se litigant George Allen Ward is suing Arm & Hammer, and its corporate parent, for the sum of $425 million. His theory of liability: failure to warn. The company failed to warn him that if he mixed THEIR PRODUCT, baking soda, with cocaine, he might end up serving a 200-month prison sentence on crack cocaine charges.
This is just the beginning; the whole complaint is genius. It's strangely compelling, and it gets better with every page. Also, we think it might fly in the Ninth Circuit.
Details here from Above The Law, or check out the entire complaint (.pdf).