Frivolous lawsuits in the State of Texas have become a problem where people use meritless means to sue a major company for a ridiculous amount of money. Lawyers exploit the courts in order to make millions of dollars off of conflicts that aren't really that big of deal. But supporters of the Tort Reform claim that these incidents require compensation to the victim. Sometimes the numbers of these compensations are a bit ridiculous. In 2007 a man sued a dry-cleaning company for $65 million dollars for losing his pair of pants. What's funny is the man who is filing the lawsuit is a judge. The owners of the dry-cleaning store supposedly found the pants, but Roy L. Pearson Jr. claimed they were not his pants which drove this case over the roof. Cases like these show the kinds of people that are out to get you in the world. The same situation happened with McDonald's over coffee, a woman sued McDonald's over her coffee being too hot! Corporations should be scared of people like these, because cases like these could ruin peoples lives. The owners of that dry-cleaning store would be ruined because of a man who cares more about his pants than the well being of another person. These cases are a waste of tax payers money and is completely out of league. I believe that the federal government should intervene on cases like these, the only problem is who is to say that a case is frivolous or not?
On Friday, March 30, 2012, Kyle Ghedi wrote a piece about frivolous lawsuits on his blog entitled "Whats up with the American Government?" In his commentary Kyle argues that too many people in the state of Texas are sueing major companies for things that are not that important and definitely not worth so much money. In 2007 a man sued a dry-cleaning company for 65 million dollars for losing a pair of his pants. I completely agree that it is ridiculous. Sure, you're allowed to get mad, but the most you should do is ask for some compensation for your lost pants and be mad for a while, then get over it. Go to a different dry cleaner if it means that much to you. The dry cleaners apparently found the lost pants, but the man said they weren't his pants. They're just pants! Buy some new ones! They couldn't have cost more than a hundred dollars and this man sued for 65 million. I agree that cases like these are a waste of taxpayers' money. The only issue, as Kyle pointed out, is who is supposed to decide what is consitered frivolous and what is not?
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