Dry cleaner wins in $54 million suit for pants

[Mrepp]

I know the suit was posted before but i couldnt find the original post. Anyhow looks like justice worked for once.

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 Act 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.

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


Pearson, an administrative law judge, originally sought $67 million from the Chungs, claiming they lost a pair of suit trousers and later tried to give him a pair that he said was not his. He arrived at the amount by adding up years of alleged law violations and almost $2 million in common law claims.

Pearson later dropped demands for damages related to the pants and focused his claims on signs in the shop, which have since been removed.

Chris Manning, the Chungs' attorney, argued that no reasonable person would interpret the signs to mean an unconditional promise of satisfaction.

The Chungs said the trial had taken an enormous financial and emotional toll on them and exposed them to widespread ridicule.

The two-day trial earlier this month drew a standing-room-only crowd and overshadowed the drunken driving trial of former Mayor Marion Barry.

Source: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/19414287?GT1=10056

 

[Bargogirl]

That guy was an judge? Bet he had the criminals lining up for trial in his courtroom instead of another judge! Glad to see justice was served in this case.

 

[Mrepp]

Actually he was a judge.

 

[Bargogirl]

Actually he was a judge.

Yeah, I edited after I re-read the story! :blush: Sorry, my dad was an attorney and most of the judges he knew had been attorneys before their appointment to judge.

 

[StogieFarts]

I remember following this story and I'm glad that scumbag got his lawsuit thrown back in his face. Knowing his type, I'm sure there will be many appeals.

 

[JimD]

Justice has been serverd.

 

[sack]

Justice has been serverd.

Actually, justice would have been better served if this jerk of a judge had to pay these hard working not only court cost, but retribution for all the ridicule and embarrasment they experienced plus disbarment. Do i sound upset? I've been following this case since inception, and i can't believe he's a judge, and i live in cook county, illinois. :angry:

 

[JimiHendrix]

It sounds like it was a big set up to over shadow the Mayor's drunk driving case. hmmm... I wonder

 

[nhcigarfan]

The judge should be relieved and, if an attorney, disbarred.