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  • Reformers, backers step up to pay cost of pants lawsuit

    07/25/2007 11:23:44 AM PDT · by JZelle · 9 replies · 452+ views
    The Washington Times ^ | 7-25-07 | AP
    Legal reform groups and supporters from across the country attended a cocktail fundraiser last night at which the star attraction was a pair of pants. The $54 million pants, as they've come to be known, were the subject of a lawsuit that gained international attention and ridicule of the American legal system. Now, they have their own security guard. The dry cleaners defeated the lawsuit, but now owe about $100,000 in legal fees. The American Tort Reform Association and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Institute for Legal Reform — groups that advocate tighter guidelines for filing lawsuits — joined forces...