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| Judge sues cleaner for $65M over pants | |
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| Tweet Topic Started: May 3 2007, 08:56 AM (239 Views) | |
| 24thcenstfan | May 3 2007, 08:56 AM Post #1 |
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Judge sues cleaner for $65M over pants
I saw this on the news last night. This lawsuit is ridiculous. And a judge is perpetuating this frivolous lawsuit. He was probably entitled to a very small compensation for his troubles, but this is nuts. I would love to see a judge throw this case out and require Pearson to reimburse the Chung's court costs. Pearson sounds like a little child who was slightly inconvenienced and has now decided to punish others by throwing a large scale :hissyfit:. |
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| Captain Pineapple | May 3 2007, 10:23 PM Post #2 |
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This Pearson guys sounds like a real a-hole, ready to destroy a family over this |
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| TribbleMom | May 3 2007, 10:53 PM Post #3 |
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Sounds like someone needs to learn priorities and what's really important in life. This guy is just a big whannie-butt.
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| 24thcenstfan | May 4 2007, 08:11 AM Post #4 |
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That is the biggest tragedy about this situation. The Chung's will probably be forced out of business because of this jerk. |
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| TribbleMom | May 4 2007, 09:52 PM Post #5 |
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Perhaps they could counter-sue. I don't know much about business law, but surely if he can sue them for the potential cost of having to take his dry cleaning elsewhere, then they should be able to sue him for the potential loss of all their future business. |
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| Mfive | May 6 2007, 07:16 PM Post #6 |
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I can't believe this judge.
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| TribbleMom | Jun 12 2007, 10:33 PM Post #7 |
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Well, it's in the courtroom now ... http://www.comcast.net/news/strange/index..../12/687993.html WASHINGTON - A judge had to leave the courtroom with tears running down his face Tuesday after recalling the lost pair of trousers that led to his $54 million lawsuit against a dry cleaner. Administrative law judge Roy L. Pearson had argued earlier in his opening statement that he is acting in the interest of all city residents against poor business practices. Defense attorneys called his claim "outlandish." He originally sued Custom Cleaners for about $65 million under the District of Columbia consumer protection act and almost $2 million in common law claims. He is no longer seeking damages related to the pants, instead focusing his claims on two signs in the shop that have since been removed. He alleges that Jin Chung, Soo Chung and Ki Chung, owners of the mom-and-pop business, committed fraud and misled consumers with signs that claimed "Satisfaction Guaranteed" and "Same Day Service." Pearson, representing himself, said in opening that he wanted to examine the culture that allowed "a group of defendants to engage in bad business practices for five years." An attorney for the Chungs portrayed Pearson as a bitter man with financial troubles stemming from a recent divorce who is taking out his anger on a hardworking family. "This case is very simple. It's about one sign and the plaintiff's outlandish interpretation," attorney Chris Manning said. The Chungs were to present their case Wednesday. Manning asked D.C. Superior Court Judge Judith Bartnoff to award them reimbursement for their legal costs if they win. Pearson called several witnesses Tuesday who testified that they stopped going to Custom Cleaners after problems with misplaced clothes. Pearson also called himself as a witness, saying his problems began in May 2005 when he brought in several suits for alterations. A pair of pants from a blue and maroon suit was missing when he requested it two days later. He said Soo Chung tried to give him a pair of charcoal gray pants. As Pearson explained that those weren't the pants for the suit, he choked up and left the courtroom crying after asking Bartnoff for a break. Pearson originally asked the cleaners for the full price of the suit, which was more than $1,000. But because the Chungs insisted the pants had been found, they refused to pay. Manning has said the cleaners made three settlement offers to Pearson, but the judge was not satisfied and increased his demands _ including asking for money to rent a car so he could drive to another business. ----------------------------------- Isn't there something wrong with this guy crying in court over some lost pants?
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| 24thcenstfan | Jun 13 2007, 06:37 PM Post #8 |
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This guy is totally off his rocker. :wacko: All of this over a freakin' pair of pants. I that the jury decides against this yahoo.
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| TribbleMom | Jun 13 2007, 08:44 PM Post #9 |
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Frankly, I hope the court orders him to pay all the costs involved for both parties just because of the colossal waste of time this is. Here's a bit more information: http://www.comcast.net/news/strange/index..../13/689020.html Defense attorney Chris Manning portrayed Pearson as a bitter man with financial troubles stemming from a recent divorce who is taking out his anger on a hardworking family. Manning went into the details of Pearson's divorce on Wednesday. Under questioning, Pearson confirmed he had only $1,000 to $2,000 to his name when his problems with the dry cleaners started. Pearson said he did not have a job at the time and was collecting unemployment benefits. Pearson said that he wants only $2 million in damages for himself _ for his mental anguish and inconvenience _ plus $500,000 in attorney's fees for representing himself. Anything more that Bartnoff might award him would go into a fund "to educate people of their rights under the Consumer Protection Act," he said. |
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| 24thcenstfan | Jun 15 2007, 04:41 PM Post #10 |
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So he only wants $2 Million for himself and the rest to educate people? ![]() I still can't believe how ridiculous this man is. If he was going to go after someone, then he should have orchestrated something with a huge company. I say orchestrated, because I wouldn't put it past him to have set this whole incident up. |
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| 24thcenstfan | Jun 25 2007, 09:44 AM Post #11 |
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There is hope for the justice system!!
And Pearson has been ordered to pay the Chung's court costs! ![]() Judge Rules in Favor of Dry Cleaner in $54 Million Lawsuit Over Lost Pants
Length of article as of 10:43am EST. |
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| TribbleMom | Jun 25 2007, 09:46 PM Post #12 |
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Thank goodness the presiding judge had the guts to call Pearson's suit "unreasonable." And that, I think, was being kind. |
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that the jury decides against this yahoo.



8:03 PM Jul 10