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In the lightening fast world of sound bites and propaganda-muddled "news," we can hear misinformation so often that it becomes "common knowledge."  But a lot of the so-called common knowledge, such as the litigation explosion in our courthouses, is far from accurate.  This misinformation can hurt you and your family.  Read below for some of our observations on what you need to know to protect yourself.

 

How to make a pair pants into a $65M suit
Posted by: Linda Chalat
May 16, 2007

By now, most folks have heard about the administrative law judge Roy Pearson Jr. with his $65 million lawsuit against a D.C. dry cleaner for losing a pair of his pants.

Not surprisingly, this isn't the first time Pearson has filed tons of documents and demanded payment in a court case. Just ask his ex-wife. In 2005, the Virginia Court of Appeals denied Pearson's appeal seeking at least $10,000 in spousal support in his divorce from Rhonda VanLowe, legal counsel for Rolls-Royce North America. Pearson wanted VanLowe to help support him because he was receiving unemployment benefits in 2003 before he was appointed as an administrative law judge in 2005.

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