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Dry Cleaners Sell Shop Shredded by $67M Lawsuit

Deafeated by lost business, trauma

By Colleen Barry, Newser Staff

Posted Sep 20, 2007 3:06 AM CDT

(Newser) – Years of legal fees and emotional trauma have forced a couple to sell the Washington D.C. dry cleaning shop that was hit with a $67 million lawsuit by a customer over a lost pair of pants. The publicity from the lawsuit, which the customer... Read full story »

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