Residents of the nation’s capital recently were captivated by a bizarre tale that began when a local administrative law judge allegedly lost his pants – literally. The ALJ claimed his dry cleaner lost the pants and filed suit claiming $67,000,000 in damages under consumer protection statutes. Although the dry cleaner successfully fought the suit, doing so took more than two years and cost more than $100,000 – costs for which the dry cleaner was not insured. The Washington Post and local news networks covered the story closely, both as an example of abuse of the legal system and because the dry cleaner made clear its future was in jeopardy due to those uninsured costs.
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