Sue me! 10 most ridiculous lawsuits of the year

A Starbucks sign in Washington, DC. Two lawsuits against the company were featured on the U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform's Top Ten Most Ridiculous Lawsuits of 2016 list.(Photo: KAREN BLEIER, AFP/Getty Images)

Starbucks is the subject of this year's most bizarre lawsuits after the company twice was accused of shorting its customers coffee.

The actions against the coffee maker were deemed the most outlandish on this year's Top Ten Most Ridiculous Lawsuits of 2016, an annual collection of unusual legal actions compiled by the U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform (ILR). The organization, which highlights the absurd lawsuits as part of its quest to promote civil justice reform, surveyed 5,000 consumers to narrow down the most ridiculous filings.

In one case against the coffee maker, multiple plaintiffs claimed their lattes had a quarter inch of steamed milk instead of coffee, according to ILR's website FacesofLawsuitAbuse.com. In another action, a woman said the company puts too much ice in its iced coffees.

While Starbucks topped the list, the rest of the lawsuits don't disappoint.

The runner-up featured a person who claimed a lip balm manufacturer violated a California packaging and labeling law because its tubes didn't allow a person to get to the lip balm at the bottom. In Georgia, a woman was awarded $161,000 after she was found only slightly liable for walking into a ladder while looking at her cell phone. The incident caused an indentation in the woman's head. She also suffered from headaches and a mild concussion.

ILR President Lisa A. Rickard said the lawsuits "are a cringe-worthy reminder that America's legal system is being abused," adding, "the combined list highlights how this practice has run amok."