A judge in DC has spun a dispute over a pair of pants that went missing from his dry cleaner into a protracted legal battle claiming a staggering $67 million in damages. He actually turned down a $12,000 offer of settlement for this single pair of pants:
As a trial attorney that normally represents plaintiffs, let me be the first to chastise this clown for wasting the time, effort and money of everyone involved in this absurd suit.
Plaintiff Roy Pearson, a judge in Washington, D.C., says in court papers that he's been through the ringer over a lost pair of prized pants he wanted to wear on his first day on the bench.
He says in court papers that he has endured "mental suffering, inconvenience and discomfort."
He says in court papers that he has endured "mental suffering, inconvenience and discomfort."
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