QUIRKY WORLD ... Woman sues after falling fowl of duck

Retired nurse sues for $275,000 in Oregon pet duck attack

USA: A woman visiting her mother in Oregon is suing her neighbour, seeking $275,000 (€199,000) for pain, suffering, and other damages she says were inflicted when a pet duck ambushed her.

Cynthia Ruddell, 62, of Washougal, Washington, was on her mother’s property in Estacada, Oregon, when a neighbour’s duck attacked her without provocation, according to the suit filed in Oregon state court.