Judge Sues Dry Cleaners for $65 Mil.

[KSig RC]

Originally Posted by Kevin

At this time in my life and only at this time in my life, I'll take that as a compliment.

Oh you're in law school?

[Kevin]

Originally Posted by KSig RC

Oh you're in law school?

I hope so.. otherwise I'm doing a lot of reading and highlighting for no good reason.

Seriously, about the guy with the pants... There's apparently a D.C. law, applicable only to the D.C. Circuit where a consumer fraud statute carries a penalty of $1,200 per day. The fraud alleged is that the cleaners had a sign saying "same day service" and "satisfaction 100% guaranteed." Neither of these were honored.

The lawsuit is 'creative' to say the least.

Rule 11 comes in where the court needs to make an example out of the party being sanctioned. Here, the Plaintiff has spurned what most would say are several generous settlement offers because I guess he's really convinced he's entitled to that 65 million dollar award.

Our best bet for sanctions, I think is in this guy's apparently overbroad discovery requests and his request for damages for the rental car. The defendant's lawyers are also, I think acting a little bit unethically by contacting the media regarding pending litigation and making prejudicial comments about past settlement offers, the "found" pants, etc. That's a bit shady to me.

[UGAalum94]

The part that is so hard to believe is that he really could believe he is entitled to 65 million or that he really expects to get it.

What do you suppose he is really thinking? That he wants the business to go under so a new dry cleaner will open there?

[Tom Earp]

Man Must be a Lawyer ergo a Judge.

Must be a friggen Moroon!

[macallan25]

Originally Posted by Tom Earp

Man Must be a Lawyer ergo a Judge.

Must be a friggen Moroon!

=This Week's Irony Overload

I hope you spill food on yourself soon.

[Drolefille]

Originally Posted by Alphagamuga

The part that is so hard to believe is that he really could believe he is entitled to 65 million or that he really expects to get it.

What do you suppose he is really thinking? That he wants the business to go under so a new dry cleaner will open there?

And how in the hell will he get 65 million out of a family owned dry cleaner? Does he think that all the dry cleaners pool their money or something? Because I think 12K was WAY too much for his whiny ass, but that's realistic to what they could have afforded.

[Kevin]

Originally Posted by Drolefille

And how in the hell will he get 65 million out of a family owned dry cleaner? Does he think that all the dry cleaners pool their money or something? Because I think 12K was WAY too much for his whiny ass, but that's realistic to what they could have afforded.

Garnish their lottery winnings.

[ΑΓΔSquirrel10]

That judge is so stupid. Didn't the article say that he had those same pair of pants back?!? Dry cleaners make mistakes all the time, and he just needs to suck it up and move on with life. I seriously hope and pray that he is disbarred (or whatever the term is).

[DeltAlum]

Both of my brothers-in-law are well known and highly respected attorneys in Ohio.

They are exceptionally good men, I think, and I respect them and thier profession for the most part.

This kind of thing gives the legal profession a black eye, though.

I can only shake my head in disbelief.

[AKA_Monet]

It's his lucky pants!!! He never takes them off while flying high above the skyscrappers!

It reminds me of the Catalina Island song...

26 miles across the sea
Santa Catalina is the place for me
Santa Catalina is the island of...
Romance...
Romance...
No pants!!!