Roy Pearson has, thankfully, lost his lawsuit against a Korean drycleaner over a pair of lost pants:
The D.C. administrative law judge who sued his neighborhood dry cleaner for $54 million over a pair of lost pants found out today what he’s going to get for all his troubles:
Nothing.
In a verdict that surprised no one, except perhaps the plaintiff himself, a D.C. Superior Court judge denied Roy Pearson the big payday he claimed was his due.
Delivering her decision in writing, Judge Judith Bartnoff in 23 pages dissected and dismissed Pearson’s claim that he was defrauded by the owners of Custom Cleaners and their “Satisfaction Guaranteed” sign.
It was a pointed rebuke of Pearson’s claim, and it may not be the end of his troubles.
Financially, Pearson could soon be on the hook for tens of thousands of dollars in legal fees incurred by the owners of Customer Cleaners, and professionally, Pearson could find himself out of his $96,000-a-year job as an administrative law judge for the District government.
But for the moment all he’s out of is the tens of millions of dollars that he demanded when he filed suit in 2005 against Soo Chung and her husband, the owners of Custom Cleaners.
Originally, Pearson had asked for $65 million, but by the time the case went to trial two weeks ago, Pearson had lowered his demand to $54 million.
This case isn’t over of course, and hopefully Pearson will be sanctioned for the nonsense he forced the Chung’s to go through.
Further thoughts from Marc Fisher, who broke this sad story many months ago.
The Judge’s findings of fact can be found here, and her written opinion can be found here.
Previous Posts:
The Case Of The $ 65 Million Pants
The Case Of The $ 65 Million Pants, Part II
Because, You Know, $ 9 Million Makes All The Difference
A Frivolous Case Goes To Trial
Even Pants Get Their Day In Court
The Multi-Million Dollar Pants Saga Continues
Losing Your Pants, And Your Job
June 25th, 2007 at 11:05 am
Missing his Pants and Brains and now his Money…
Hooray for the Chungs. Pearson, a former Knucklehead winner, has now been labeled nationwide the idiot he truly is. In addition to losing his suit, Roy L Pearson Jr. will have to pay the Chung’s legal fees now. Make a bet Judge Bartnoff’s ruling make…
June 25th, 2007 at 6:29 pm
A sad day for consumers everywhere. “Satisfaction Guaranteed” doesn’t mean shit. Consider it just a marketing catch phrase with no legal backing behind it. The guy had a point, even if he went over board on his attempt to make it.
June 26th, 2007 at 11:51 am
It is atrocious that a so-called judge could be so blatantly stupid and twist the judicial system that is already olverloaded with ridiculous suits. Roy Pearson should be
disbarred for terminal stupidity.
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