Man Sues Dry Cleaners For $54 Million Most of the plaintiffs in this article aren't legal professionals, so they can be sort of excused for not knowing that their suits are insane. But how do you explain the $67 million lawsuit levied by Judge Roy Pearson in the District of Columbia against a dry cleaners for losing a pair of pants? Pearson claimed that the pants that were returned to him weren't the same ones he dropped off, and because the establishment had a "Satisfaction Guaranteed" sign decided to sue them for emotional damages, court costs and a new pair of pants, which somehow added up to $67 million. The judge ruled in favor of the dry cleaners, surprising nobody, and Pearson lost his judgeship in part as a result of his actions.