Just a few years ago, a man tried to take his cleaners to the cleaners! A local dry cleaner shop had lost a pair of his pants. He refused them when they were found, refused compensation for them, and just kept upping the ante to a lawsuit asking 67 million dollars for this pair of pants. The shop had a "Satisfaction Guaranteed" sign in their window, and he said he was not satisfied with their service, so the sign was fraudulent. The owners of the dry cleaners were tied up in litigation for years and stood to lose their business and everything, despite several good faith efforts to correct a not-uncommon situation. Eventually, the judge rightfully denied the claim, beyond the original value of the pants, and fined the plaintiff an amount for acting in bad faith. The man, who was a lower court judge (!) soon found himself without a job. His position was not renewed, for showing lack of judgement in misusing legal resources and making a mockery of the justice system. Guess who was sued next?

Pearson v. Chung, or $67 Million Suit Over Pants