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According to this article and this post a man hit himself with a boomerang and then proceeded to sue himself.

A Kentucky man who threw a boomerang that flew back and hit him on the head has sued himself for US$300,000 (HK$2.32 million) - and won.

And astonishingly, it will not cost him a cent because all the money he won comes from his insurance company.

Is this true, or has there ever been a case where somebody has successfully sued themselves, won, and gotten their insurance company to pay for it?

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    On the more general question of 'do people sue themselves?', yes, they do. For a few relevant cases (and humorous commentary), I refer you to Lowering the Bar's 'autolitigation' tag: http://www.loweringthebar.net/autolitigation/ – MrTheWalrus Jul 13 '15 at 16:49
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    Related: http://law.stackexchange.com/questions/1108/has-anyone-ever-won-a-lawsuit-against-himself on Law SE – March Ho Jul 15 '15 at 08:07
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    @MrTheWalrus: More specifically, [this woman sued herself and won](http://www.loweringthebar.net/2015/02/utah-court-says-woman-can-sue-herself.html), with her insurance company picking up the tab. (NB: I am not the Kevin who writes that blog) – Kevin Sep 11 '15 at 14:24
  • If someone is being sued by themselves, how could they lose? – Will Apr 01 '16 at 20:45
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    Here's a fresh link to [Lowering the Bar's autolitigation category](http://loweringthebar.net/category/autolitigation). The one by MrTheWalrus in the first comment is dead. – Mark Rogers Apr 01 '16 at 23:20

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As per "What Goes Around, Litigates Around", Snopes.com, it seems to be fake.

The "What the 'F' Facts" post renewed interest in the story of Larry Rutman, which is nothing more than a fictional tale that has been floating around the online world since it was first published in the Weekly World News back in 1996

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