The 10 Most Ridiculous Lawsuits of 2013

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2. Ohio Teacher Sues Her District Over Fear of Children

Maria C. Waltherr-Willard, a 61-year-old school teacher at the Mariemont school sued her school district for discrimination when she was reassigned from a high school to a middle school. She claims that she suffers from pedophobia, an extreme fear of young children which results in her feeling stressful and anxious around them, having nightmares, suffering chest pains, vomiting, and having high blood pressure when she spends time around young children. A federal judge discharged three of her six claims in January 2013.

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