The Times over in the U.K. has done us the favor of reminding us that it is not only in the U.S. where we have judges who file a $54 million lawsuit against a drycleaner over a lost pair of pants. For some humor, click here if you want to see their top 14 compilation of recent employment lawsuits.

Some of the highlight you will find include:

• The mailman who successfully sued for wrongful termination over taking time off to mourn the passing of his dog;
• The salesman who sued after being terminated for sending naked pictures of himself to a prospective customer.
• The employer who paid out an employee’s severance in coins; and our personal favorite…
• The convicted murderer who sued after being terminated as a health inspector for threatening a colleague with an axe during an argument at an Indian restaurant in 2001. The employment tribunal ruled that the employer had acting illegally in not giving the parolee sufficient notice and ordered it to pay him compensation.