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The US$54 Million Pants
It seems this was a tad too frivolous, even for U.S. standards. Poor Judge Roy Pearson won't be getting compensation for his $67 million (reduced to only $54 million by him out of pity) pair of pants anytime soon.
Two years ago, he took a pair of suit trousers to Custom Cleaners to have them altered for $10.50 (he was getting on the chubby side). Guess what, the Korean owners "willfully and maliciously" mislaid his pants. Three days later, they found it, but it wasn't his, he said. No, he wanted $1,150 for a new suit! When the Chungs denied his most reasonable request, why, it's court time for those gooks! Gotta show these immigrants who wears the pants in this country, yessirree! And so, he demanded compensation. Boy, did he want compensation. Compensation he won't be getting anymore, unless he appeals successfully, of course:
So, thoughts? Think Judge Judith Bartnoff was too lenient on those Koreans? Was Roy Pearson too greedy? And how does this tale reflect on America's judicial system, especially considering the plaintiff is a judge? Jam it back in, in the dark. |
In this case, the main problem was that Mr. Pearson knew the nuances of the Washington, DC judicial system, and he used that to his advantage. The previous judge on the case tried to dismiss the claims, but found that some of them could not be dropped (the judge did prevent Mr. Pearson from turning it into a class-action lawsuit). Mr. Pearson was representing himself, so he had no attorney fees to pay. The trial judge in this case gave Mr. Pearson plenty of rope to hang himself during the trial, and he did just that. My favorite part was when he broke down in tears on the stand.
From what I've read about the case since it ended, things are going to backfire on Mr. Pearson in a major way. In addition to losing his claim and having to pay court costs for the Chungs, the judge is considering making him pay their attorney fees as well. Also, Mr. Pearson is an appointed judge with a limited term. The DC city council and the mayor are working to remove him from office based on his conduct (and he'll probably sue the city). There's nowhere I can't reach. |
I think Pearson deserves whatever backlash from this he gets (and if he gets disbarred all the better). He's nothing more than a slimy con man disguised as a judicial figure and the fact that this case got as far as it did due in part to his finagling is nothing short of disgraceful and asinine.
This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it. |
I just hope he gets disbarred for gross incompetence.
I am a dolphin, do you want me on your body? |
I hope he gets barred from wearing pants for the rest of his life.
By the way, this man is an excellent troll. I was speaking idiomatically. |
What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now? |
I had read elsewhere that he's in an elected position, so local politicians are doing whatever they can to make him lose his spot ASAP since I'm sure otherwise their opponents will try to link them to this lol judge.
FELIPE NO |
What, you don't want my bikini-clad body? John Mayer just asked me, personally, through an assistant, to sing backup on his new CD. |
I remember seeing on the tv once, a news report about this man who went around sueing companies for the stupidest little things. Apparently, one time he sued an airline company because he didn't feel that the stewardess was kind enough to him. Reading through this article instantly made me think of that. This Pearson guy seriously needs to take a chill pill. Obviously he's just trying to be an ass.
Jam it back in, in the dark. |
Forget the poor sods who got sued in this case. Can you imagine being one of the guys this asshole works with? He already said he owns five pairs of suits, one for each day of the week, and you know he means it.
I would pay good money for war stories from his staff. There's nowhere I can't reach. |
It looks like the nut will finally lose his job.
This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it. |
This is good. A legal shlock who is willing to abuse the court system to save his ego and line his pockets with undeserved money, doesn't deserve to have a job. (same goes with that asshole attorney in the Duke lacrosse "rapes". Jesus, whats with these assholes?)
Good thing they are both in the process of being disbarred. I remember being infuriated when I'd learned that Pearson actually won this farce of a case. And as a slap in the face, he "reduced" the award to $54 million. The immigrant workers had NO defense against this guy other than to rely on the system to right these wrongs. I am glad that it didn't fail them, in the end. I am also glad that this guy got his come uppance. I am a dolphin, do you want me on your body?
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Like I said - normally I'd never wish someone to lose their source of income but this guy is a douche of the utmost caliber and deserves whatever he gets. I think it sucks though that the Chungs will be the real losers in this having to deal with the constant repercussions and court fees of a bonkers power hungry nut.
How ya doing, buddy? |
The article does say that the Chungs have gotten around $50,000 in donations to their legal funds, which just about covers their court costs for the initial round of the case. Unfortunately, that does nothing for the appeal that Pearson plans to file (now that he's going to have lots of free time).
What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now? |