Remember the DC administrative law judge who sued dry cleaners for millions of dollars over a problem with a pair of suit pants? The story keeps going and going.
The plight of the Korean couple that owned the dry cleaning business and had to defend the suit became a cause celebre for the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, which held a fundraiser for them. The local Asian American Bar Association also held a fundraiser. Now that they have enough money to cover their expenses, they've offered to release the plaintiff from his court-ordered obligation to pay them if he'll drop the appeal.
Here are the most recent articles from washingtonpost.com (search: "roy pearson" pants):
The plight of the Korean couple that owned the dry cleaning business and had to defend the suit became a cause celebre for the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, which held a fundraiser for them. The local Asian American Bar Association also held a fundraiser. Now that they have enough money to cover their expenses, they've offered to release the plaintiff from his court-ordered obligation to pay them if he'll drop the appeal.
Here are the most recent articles from washingtonpost.com (search: "roy pearson" pants):
08/17/2007
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Roy Pearson, left, shown being questioned by a journalist after leaving D.C. Superior Court in June, has filed an appeal in the missing pants case. Yesterday, the judge in the initial case, in which Pearson sought $67 million from a Washington dry cleaners, was based on legal theories "unsupported in fact or in law."
08/17/2007
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The judge who sent Roy Pearson packing gave him a final sendoff yesterday.In a written order, D.C. Superior Court Judge Judith Bartnoff offered her take...the Northeast Washington dry cleaners to collect attorneys' fees stemming from Pearson's failed lawsuit over a pair of pants. They were hardly frivolous, as Pearson had claimed, she said.Ordinarily, awarding attorneys' fees against a consumer plaintiff...
Ordinarily, awarding attorneys' fees against a consumer plaintiff such as Pearson would be unusual, Bartnoff said."But this is an unusual case, in which the plaintiff attempted to take what was at best a misunderstanding about one pair of pants and expand it to a claim of $67 million, based on legal theories that -- once they clearly were articulated -- were unsupported in fact or in law," the judge said.
08/15/2007
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The Pants Judge isn't giving up.A day after the dry cleaners he sued tried to make peace, D.C. Administrative Law Judge Roy Pearson filed notice yesterday that he plans to appeal the verdict against him to the District's highest court.The owners...
08/15/2007
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A District of Columbia administrative law judge who lost a $54 million lawsuit against a dry cleaner over a missing pair of pants is continuing to press his suit. Roy Pearson filed an appeal after a judge rejected his original lawsuit in June.
08/14/2007
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A day after the dry cleaners he sued tried to make peace, D.C. Administrative Law Judge RoyPearson filed official notice today that he plans to appeal the verdict against him to the District's highest court.The owners...before the deadline for filing his notice of appeal, Pearson -- whose $54 million suit arose from a dispute over a pair of pants that he claimed went missing -- submitted the requisite paperwork to the D.C. Superior Court.So, for now at least, the...
08/14/2007
Article WASHINGTON -- A judge who lost a $54 million lawsuit against a dry cleaner over a missing pair of pants continues to press his suit.Roy Pearson, a District of Columbia administrative law judge, filed a notice of appeal Tuesday.Jin Nam Chung and Soo Chung, the owners...
08/14/2007 Article
The dry cleaners aren't pressing their case against the Pants Judge.In a surprise turn yesterday, the small-business owners sued by D.C. Administrative Law Judge Roy Pearson withdrew their demand that he pay nearly $83,000 for their legal bills, saying that enough money had been raised from supporters...
08/13/2007 Article
The Pants Judge may be off the hook.In a surprise turn, the dry cleaners sued by Administrative Law Judge Roy Pearson today withdrew their demand for attorneys' fees, saying they had raised enough money to cover just about all of the legal bills...
08/12/2007
Article ...than 1,500 arrests during the heightened patrols.The D.C. judge who sued his dry cleaner for $54 million over a pair of pants could be nearing the end of his tenure on the bench.A city commission has voted to formally notify Administrative Law Judge Roy Pearson that he may not be reappointed. The Commission on Selection and Tenure of Administrative Law Judges sent him a letter...
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