Just read about the judge that filed a $65 million lawsuit over 2 pair of lost pants?

Question

The story goes that a dry cleaners lost his 2 pair of dress pants. He is a consumer protection judge, so he should know the law.
Is he justified or is he f****** crazy?
What is this world coming to?
We must be near the end if this can happen, didn't think pants could be worth more than a few hundred.

Answer 1

Marc Fisher in last week's The Washington Post had a nice column about it :

"When the neighborhood dry cleaner misplaced Roy Pearson's pants, he took action. He complained. He demanded compensation. And then he sued. Man, did he sue."

"Two years, thousands of pages of legal documents and many hundreds of hours of investigative work later, Pearson is seeking to make Custom Cleaners pay -- would you believe more than the payroll of the entire Washington Nationals roster?"

"He says he deserves millions for the damages he suffered by not getting his pants back, for his litigation costs, for "mental suffering, inconvenience and discomfort," for the value of the time he has spent on the lawsuit, for leasing a car every weekend for 10 years and for a replacement suit, according to court papers." [...]

"But Pearson pushes on. How does he get to $65 million? The District's consumer protection law provides for damages of $1,500 per violation per day. Pearson started multiplying: 12 violations over 1,200 days, times three defendants. A pant leg here, a pant leg there, and soon, you're talking $65 million." [...]

"A judge in the case has admonished Pearson about his take-no-prisoners tactics. When Pearson sought to broaden the case to try to prove violations of consumer protection laws on behalf of all District residents, D.C. Superior Court Judge Neal Kravitz said that "the court has significant concerns that the plaintiff is acting in bad faith" because of "the breathtaking magnitude of the expansion he seeks." [...]

"Lawyer's Price For Missing Pants: $65 Million", Marc Fisher, The Washington Post, Thursday, April 26, 2007; Page B01 : http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/04/25/AR2007042502763.html
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Answer 2

first of all, shall we impressive one element , I merely suggested the "solid Morning us of a" interview piece this morning. he's not a decide, yet a lawyer !! (you could watch the peice on the Yahoo the front web page information) Now that has been corrected, it really is a travesty to our judicial equipment. it really is gloomy that some one like this may attempt to take great thing about a equipment to attain the kind of economic volume over such a really small issue. This lawyer should be disbarred. He develop into presented as a lot as $6,500 to settle the case. Over 12 circumstances what the pants are worth? I recommend come one. It merely shows you the way thoughtless a number of those legal professionals are. someone likes this gives legal professionals usually a foul call and that is only a travesty!!!!!!!

Answer 3

Nah, he's not crazy, just a greedy piece of $hit. This is just a new angle on the - no one told me that fast food would make me fat/ I didn't know that the coffee would be hot enough to burn me - lawsuits. I hope the judge presiding over his case shames him, and tosses it out of court.

Answer 4

I heard that story- too. He'd better be carefull- or the NEXT thing he's going to lose- is his Shirt! The judicial system is pretty adept at winnowing out judges that make the Profession look bad... And THIS- looks embarrassing... :)

Answer 5

Could be the loss of his pants caused him undue emotional stress

Answer 6

May be that pants had 65million dollar pay check. Or it was made of diamonds.

Answer 7

He's crazy . There seems to be more than pants missing ..Where are his marbles ?

Answer 8

He's a worthless p.o.s. that needs to be sniped.

Answer 9

I'll just say one thing....he's black