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on: May 03, 2007, 05:13:56 PM

http://www.cnn.com/2007/LAW/05/03/missing.pants.ap/index.html

In short, a judge got pissed that a pair of pants were lost for One Day. He is now suing for $65m.

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Reply #1 on: May 03, 2007, 06:33:39 PM

How the hell does that get past a 12(b)(6) motion, let alone a summary judgment and to trial?

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Reply #2 on: May 03, 2007, 09:23:32 PM

(Prays to god that someone loses my pants)

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Reply #3 on: May 04, 2007, 07:40:08 AM


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Reply #4 on: May 04, 2007, 07:44:33 AM

Let's just say, I experienced the legal system at its finest this Tuesday.
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Reply #5 on: May 04, 2007, 08:45:55 AM

Holy fuck, that redefines the standard for batshit insanity.

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Reply #6 on: June 14, 2007, 11:18:47 AM

Two updates.

The guy broke down in tears describing the horrible anguish caused to him by this pair of pants being temporally misplaced.

He only "needs" 2.5 million to cover his pants trauma.  He is hoping the rest will be used as an incentive for other lawyers to follow his heroic lead.  I shit you not.  The judge was apparently trying to stifle her laughter at that one.  The article says the tie he was wearing during his testimony was stained so I guess the Heinz ketchup company had better watch its back.

Verdict should be in by next week.
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Reply #7 on: June 14, 2007, 11:46:26 AM

The saddest fact of this whole thing is the guy suing is a frickin judge.

And the dry cleaners offered him $12000 to cover replacement years ago and he refused.

I bet the damn pants are in his closet.

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Reply #8 on: June 14, 2007, 02:05:05 PM

I really hope the judge not only tosses the case but she awards the defendants a $64 millon judgement.

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Reply #9 on: June 14, 2007, 03:12:53 PM


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Reply #10 on: June 14, 2007, 05:56:19 PM

The funniest part of that is this quote:

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Bork argued that frivolous claims and excessive punitive damage awards have caused the Constitution to evolve into a document which would allow Congress to enact tort reforms that would have been unconstitutional at the framing

Captain Originalism suddenly thinks the Constitution can "evolve" as long it is in a direction he wants. Shocking.

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Reply #11 on: June 15, 2007, 07:52:08 AM

I smell new candidates for Raging Douchebag Week.

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Reply #12 on: June 15, 2007, 08:06:26 AM

I guess what the judge presiding over the case does next week determines exactly who gets to be the douchebag.

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Reply #13 on: June 25, 2007, 11:51:04 AM

Pants guy loses, has to pay drycleaners $1000 in legal costs and might have to pay much more for their legal bills later.
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Reply #14 on: June 25, 2007, 12:10:03 PM

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Reply #15 on: June 25, 2007, 07:10:13 PM

Pants guy loses, has to pay drycleaners $1000 in legal costs and might have to pay much more for their legal bills later.

Couldn't they in turn countersue the judge for <something>?

Hell, he sued them for 1 pair of missing pants. 
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Reply #16 on: June 25, 2007, 08:59:47 PM

Pants guy loses, has to pay drycleaners $1000 in legal costs and might have to pay much more for their legal bills later.

Couldn't they in turn countersue the judge for <something>?

Hell, he sued them for 1 pair of missing pants. 

Attorney's fees.  They could also file a complaint with state's attorney disciplinary board. Those guys also deal with judges in some states. Filing a frivolous or malicious lawsuit is generally not kosher by most ethical standards.

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Reply #17 on: June 26, 2007, 06:36:21 AM

Filing a frivolous or malicious lawsuit is generally not kosher by most ethical standards.
I see what you did there.  :-D
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Reply #18 on: June 26, 2007, 06:50:28 AM

I don't get it.

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Reply #19 on: June 26, 2007, 09:14:50 AM

I thought he was dis-barred, or in the process of it.

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Reply #20 on: June 26, 2007, 09:30:48 AM

I thought he was dis-barred, or in the process of it.

There are a couple of organizations trying to get him disbarred. I think they waited until the case was done before they really started the ball rolling.

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Reply #21 on: June 26, 2007, 10:32:11 AM

Were they at least NICE pants? I really don't get how this even got to court. Wouldn't a normal, sane judge just dismiss the case?
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Reply #22 on: June 26, 2007, 10:36:23 AM

Were they at least NICE pants? I really don't get how this even got to court. Wouldn't a normal, sane judge just dismiss the case?

They were a pair of your normal 100 dollar dress pants that go with a suit. Nothing fancy.

The cleaners offered to pay 1200 bucks for a replacement pair when he claimed the ones they found (which were most certainly his at this point) were someone elses.

I think the sane judge let this come to court so the public could see how much of a douchebag this guy was becuase it was ultimately thrown out.

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Reply #23 on: June 26, 2007, 12:41:05 PM

They were grey with blue and red stripes.  I'm having a hard time picturing them as 'nice'.

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Reply #24 on: June 26, 2007, 05:00:56 PM

They may have been very subtle pinstripes.

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Reply #25 on: June 27, 2007, 06:55:19 AM

Actually, a lot of grey suits have red and blue stripes. As Straz mentions, they are very subtle.
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Reply #26 on: June 27, 2007, 10:33:06 AM

I don't see this guy and subtle mixing...

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Reply #27 on: August 14, 2007, 09:16:37 PM


"As democracy is perfected, the office of president represents, more and more closely, the inner soul of the people. On some great and glorious day the plain folks of the land will reach their heart's desire at last and the White House will be adorned by a downright moron.”

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