*Judge appeals dismissal of his $54M suit against dry cleaners

[DRoseDARs]

Source: Reuters via Yahoo! News

*Judge presses $54 mln suit over pants

By Andy Sullivan Tue Aug 14, 5:24 PM ET

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. judge on Tuesday asked an appeals court to hear his $54 million lawsuit against the dry-cleaning shop that misplaced his trousers, shrugging off legal setbacks and international ridicule.

Judge Roy Pearson filed a notice of appeal with the District of Columbia Superior Court, indicating that he won't abandon the crusade that has turned him into a symbol of America's lawsuit-happy culture.

Pearson asked his neighborhood dry cleaners to pay him $1,150 when they misplaced a pair of trousers he brought in for a $10.50 alteration in May 2005. The owners of Custom Cleaners said they located the garment a few days later, but Pearson said the pair they offered him was not his.

Claiming that the shop's "satisfaction guaranteed" sign misled customers who, like him, were dissatisfied with their experience, Pearson sought $1,500 for every day that Custom Cleaners displayed the sign over a four-year period, multiplied by the three members of the Chung family, who owned the business. He also sought $15,000 to rent a car to take his clothes to another cleaner for 10 years.

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*Note: Title of Reuters article and title of the link to said article provided by Yahoo! News differed, so I chose the link's wording as it is the more descriptive of the two.



I remember hearing about this guy some months ago. Good to see he'll lose his job over this nonsense. :thumbsup:

[progdonkey]

1. and the family isn't even counter-suing him...

He's so damn lucky they're such nice people. Maybe they figure he's getting enough punishment from the publicity. Whatever it is, these people are saints for having to put up with this idiot's shit and not counter-suing his ass off.

[pitohui]

2. this sounds like a mental health issue

honestly if i were in this man's family i would try to find a way to see if he could get on medication, this almost seems like a compulsive obsessive behavior

it's destroying his life and that of others, and for what? nothing! a pair of pants!

[MADem]

5. It could be the guy doesn't like Koreans....in fact, the witnesses he called

during the trial that he lost made me believe that about him. But he's certainly 'desperately irrational' no doubt:

The Chungs decided on Monday not to ask the court to force Pearson to pay their legal fees, according to their lawyer, Christopher Manning. Sympathizers donated enough money to cover the estimated $85,000 bill.

"Mr. Pearson had a choice today -- to make peace and acknowledge the Chungs' amazing generosity ... or to continue with this ridiculous case," Manning said in a statement. "Mr. Pearson, unfortunately, chose desperate irrationality over common sense."

Pearson did not return a call seeking comment.

Pearson could lose his job as an administrative judge for the District of Columbia, where he hears disputes involving the decisions of city government agencies.

The city has warned Pearson it might not reappoint him when his job comes up for review next month, according to The Washington Post.

[rodeodance]

6. 85 thousand dollars!! it has cost the dryclearners!

[MADem]

12. No, there's a defense fund for them. They got a huge outpouring of sympathy and cash.

This is what "The Great American Pants Suit" has wroght: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roy_L._Pearson,_Jr.

The unusual circumstances of this case led the Wall Street Journal, the Washington Post, and dozens of bloggers to refer to it as "The Great American Pants Suit." <4><19><20><21> The case has garnered considerable International attention. BBC News quoted Chris Manning, attorney for the Chung family, as saying that the experience for the Chungs has become the "American nightmare"--an ironic reference to the American Dream. <22>

On July 24, 2007, The American Tort Reform Association and the Institute for Legal Reform of the United States Chamber of Commerce hosted a fundraiser for the Chungs to help pay their attorneys fees that reported having raised up to $64,000.00. <23> The Chungs say they have received close to $100,000 from supporters to cover their attorneys' fees and lost business.<17>

[zehnkatzen]

3. What the 7734 is the matter with the guy? He made his point!

...granted, it was a stupid one, but he made it!

[slackmaster]

11. I'm afraid the simplest explanation is probably the best

He's just an asshole.

[countmyvote4real]

4. His pants were on fire before he ever dropped them off.

CRAZEY.

[Vinca]

7. I'm glad Shrub doesn't read newspapers - this judge sounds

like he'd go into the "Potential Supreme Court Justice" file.

[Donnachaidh]

8. This guy is BEYOND anal -- is he still a judge?

I really do think the powers that be need to send him for a psychiatric evaluation. Of course, he'd then be looking for a way to sue his employers. :eyes:

[Highway61]

9. Judge Pearson

I want you to meet Leroy, Leroy, meet....Judge Pearson. They are both neck and neck for the "bonehead of the year" award.

[johnlal]

10. What size pants does he wear?

I'll BUY him some pants just to shut him up.

[MADem]

13. It wouldn't matter. He's a racist asshole who hates Koreans, AND he's mentally ill.

They offered all that, new pants, new suit, a good chunk of money, and he kept-a-comin'. The man is crazy, batshit crazy.