Frivolous Lawsuits

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 suing 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?