Not the Onion, the New York Post:
This lawsuit is priceless!
A Manhattan man has sued the city, NYC Transit, Au Bon Pain Store,
two local hospitals, Kmart, a “Latina” dog owner and anyone else he
could think of – for two undecillion dollars.
Anton Purisima, 62, filed the hand-scribbled lawsuit in Manhattan
federal court seeking more money than what’s on the planet — and, in
turn, likely setting a new record for a lawsuit money demand.
Purisima, who is representing himself, appears to be more of a mathematician than a lawyer.
He correctly listed the obscure number few have heard of – which is
written with a “2″ followed by 36 zeros – in a fabulously frivolous
22-page complaint that rambles on by accusing the defendants of
everything from civil rights violations to attempted murder....MORE
$2,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000