[Chuck Moreland]

The lawyer/judge who brought the case represented himself. The only skin he had in the game was his time, and the prospect of losing court fees which the article pegged at $1000. BFD.

On the other hand the dry cleaner had no choice but to hire council to defend themselves. I read in another article they had about $100k in attorney fees. Since our system doesn't normally award attorney fees in a civil case, they are hosed.

This is a ridiculous example of what's wrong with our legal system. Even though the dry cleaner prevailed in court - they lost - to the tune of $100k and 2 years of stress.

If there was justice that plaintiff would be disbarred, forced to pay the defendant's attorney fees, and pay punitive damages.