Dry cleaner wins $54 million missing pants case

[TZ]

WASHINGTON - A judge ruled Monday in favor of a dry cleaner that was sued for $54 million over a missing pair of pants.

The owners of Custom Cleaners did not violate the city's consumer protection law by failing to live up to Roy L. Pearson's expectations of the "Satisfaction Guaranteed" sign once displayed in the store window, District of Columbia Superior Court Judge Judith Bartnoff ruled.

"A reasonable consumer would not interpret 'Satisfaction Guaranteed' to mean that a merchant is required to satisfy a customer's unreasonable demands" or to agree to demands that the merchant would have reasonable grounds for disputing, the judge wrote.

Bartnoff ordered Pearson to pay the court costs of defendants Soo Chung, Jin Nam Chung and Ki Y. Chung.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070625/ap_on_fe_st/67_million_pants
I would say the courts got this one exactly right!
Ha ha jackass judge!
:evilgrin:

[melody]

1. thank god -- those poor people

I hope they sue *him*.

[ixion]

2. yeah, that was pretty blatantly ridiculous

the guy ought to get more than just court costs, IMO.

[TZ]

7. The court is considering recompensating them for

the attourneys fees too. They ought to get that back, eventually I imagine.

[ixion]

8. yeah, I think at the least his legal career should be scuttled

disbarment wouldn't be too extreme, IMO.

[MissB]

3. Excellent.

[Auggie]

4. Pearson was being a real a-hole. I'm glad he lost.

[WinkyDink]

5. Can this judge be given the War Crimes of Cheney trial? :)

[AX10]

6. The judge who filed this suit should be disbarred!

[Tellurian]

12. Nutcase abuse of power...

This judge should be vacated from his position on the bench, permanently!

When they showed a short clip of the Chongs, those poor people were frightened to death of what may happen to them.

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

9. This is such wonderful news. What that maniac put these poor people through

was unconscionable. The Judge ordered that the plaintiff give the Chungs court costs, which is no where enough for what they've been put through. The good thing is, the maniac chalked up lots of expenses to pin on the Chongs (ie exorbitant car rentals, etc) and he's stuck with those!

[SoCalDem]

10. I would like to see them awarded DAMAGES too

That creep harassed them for YEARS !!

[TwilightZone]

11. Sanity prevailed

For once.

[roguevalley]

13. I think this man is mentally ill. I am so glad for those poor people.

I hope they rebound from this and find a way to feel better. They were devastated and absolutely flabbergasted by this. They couldn't understand it at all.

[BlooInBloo]

14. The pundits have been saying for some time now that the judge-plaintiff's career...

... is pretty much over now. I fucking hope so; evil bastard.

[texpatriot2004]

15. This case was an ACTUAL "frivolous lawsuit" ...glad to hear this

good news.

[BlooInBloo]

16. And the fuckwipe plaintiff NEVER woulda filed suit if the defendant were a doctor's...

... insurance company. The fuckwipe was just trying to cherry-pick. And lost. Fucker.

[tblue37]

17. I suspect the fact that the defendants are ethnic Asians also figured into the

abusiveness of the suit.

[TZ]

18. kick n/t

[Gabi Hayes]

19. can anybody explain to me why this suit wasn't THROWN OUT at the very beginning?

if this isn't the apotheosis of frivolity, I can't imagine anything worse

????????

at very least, why not move for a directed verdict from the getgo

how could this POSSIBLY have dragged on for so long?

I fault the judge who initially heard this case just as much as the plaintiff

[sleepyhead]

20. The judge wanted to make sure there was no reason at all for the plaintiff to appeal.

Making sure all the pieces are in place and allowing the suit to proceed will ensure that there is no loophole, not even a tiny one, for the plaintiff to use. He has gotten a fair trial, and that is that. Having said that, I do think the plaintiff seems to be mentally disturbed and I hope he gets help.