OMFG.. Judge sues cleaners for $65M over ONE pair of missing pair of pants

[Perky]

Judge Sues Cleaner for $65M Over Pants

By LUBNA TAKRURI
Associated Press Writer



WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Chungs, immigrants from South Korea, realized their American dream when they opened their dry-cleaning business seven years ago in the nation's capital. For the past two years, however, they've been dealing with the nightmare of litigation: a $65 million lawsuit over a pair of missing pants.

Jin Nam Chung, Ki Chung and their son, Soo Chung, are so disheartened that they're considering moving back to Seoul, said their attorney, Chris Manning, who spoke on their behalf

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/6/65_MILLION_DOLLAR_PANTS?SITE=CATOR&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2007-05-02-21-55-00

[H2O Man]

1. Yikes!

Reading the whole article does not make the judge's behavior seem any more reality-based.

[Perky]

2. Almost definitely a dem too and now the poster boy for Tort refirm

I think there are like 5 repukes in the entire District. what a complete jerk.

[leveymg]

6. If he's a federal Judge, he's probably Republican

There are more than five of them, on the DC Circuit Court, alone.

Judge Pearson appears to be an Administrative Law Judge with the NLRB, a federal agency, which would probably make him GOP.

[Perky]

7. No he is an administrative law judge for the District itself.

[leveymg]

8. You're right. I stand corrected. He's a DC Judge. Here's his Bio:

http://oah.dc.gov/oah/cwp/view,A,3,Q,604474.asp
Biography
Roy L. Pearson, Jr.
Administrative Law Judge

Roy L. Pearson, Jr. began serving as an Administrative Law Judge for the District of Columbia Office of Administrative Hearings on May 2, 2005. Before his appointment he served for two years as a contract hearing examiner for the DC Office of Police Complaints.



Judge Pearson was an attorney with the Neighborhood Legal Services Program (“NLSP”) from July 1978 through July 2002; the last 13 years as the Assistant Director for Legal Operations. In the latter capacity Judge Pearson was responsible for training and supervising a legal and support staff of 20-60 persons in neighborhood offices throughout the District of Columbia. NLSP provides civil legal assistance to indigent residents of the District of Columbia. During his tenure with NLSP Judge Pearson obtained jury verdicts in excess of $1 million dollars in both the DC Superior Court and the US District Court for the District of Columbia. His landmark Superior Court verdict of $15.9 million for nine clients was settled, after partial reversal and remand, on confidential terms.

[mainegreen]

3. Cases like this are why we need a system that can pay defendants in cases like this where they win.

Otherwise, no matter what, the 'judge' wins.

[rasputin1952]

4. This should be tossed out of court...if there was ever a

"frivolous lawsuit" this is it...x(

[Francine Frensky]

5. Why can't one of us sue Fox "news" for $65 million??

Here's the case in four easy steps:

1. Fox claims they are a (1) news provider, and that they are (2) fair and (3) balanced. (just tape one of their ads for proof)

2. Fox is none of these three things. (documentaries already produced have shown this with extensive evidence)

3. In fact, Fox INTENTIONALLY distorts and biases the news. (emails and memos have been revealed which show this, witnesses could be produced)

4. The harm caused by 2. and 3. above is that they have literally brainwashed and misinformed millions of voters (studies have proven this) because their product is faulty, and that has impacted elections in this country resulting in real and actual damages to our national reputation and the well-being of our citizens (9-11, Iraq, environment)

You know, this guy suing over the pants isn't even going as far as proving steps 3 and 4, all he has to do is prove 1 and 2 and he has a legal case. Why can't we sue??

[momster]

9. He's Up for 10 More Years on the Bench

According to a Washington Post Editorial this morning, a 'judicial tenure' commission will shortly be considering whether or not to let him continue for another 10 yrs. The Post doesn't think they should. The ed mentions that the Virginia Court of Appeals reviewed Pearson's 2005 divorce proceedings and upheld a finding that he'd created 'unnecessary litigation' and drove up the legal costs. So apparently this isn't the first time he's tried to use the justice system to punish people he doesn't like.