"Judge" Pearson’s $54 million suit against a Washington dry cleaner for an allegedly lost pair of pants went down in flames today. No damages were awarded to Pearson, and he was ordered to pay the dry cleaner’s court costs. The dry cleaner’s attorney fees will be awarded only if the court determines the claim was frivolous. That seems like a no-brainer to me.
The Shigley Law Firm represents plaintiffs in wrongful death and catastrophic injury cases statewide in Georgia, and in other states subject to the multijurisdictional practice and pro hac vice rules in each state. Ken Shigley was designated as a "SuperLawyer" in Atlanta Magazine and one of the "Legal Elite" in Georgia Trend Magazine. He is a Certified Civil Trial Advocate of the National Board of Trial Advocacy, Chair of the Southeastern Motor Carrier Liability Institute and former chair of the Georgia Insurance Law Institute. He particularly focuses on cases arising from truck wrecks and accidents (tractor trailers truck wrecks, semi truck wrecks,18 wheeler truck wrecks, big rig truck wrecks, log truck wrecks, dump truck wrecks.