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Lawyer Sues Dry Cleaner for $67 million! over $10 cleaning bill
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Updated: 5:14 p.m. MT July 12, 2007
WASHINGTON - A customer who sued a dry cleaner for $54 million over a missing pair of pants has asked the judge who threw out the widely mocked case to reconsider, saying she committed a "fundamental legal error."
Roy L. Pearson, a local administrative law judge, argued Wednesday that District of Columbia Superior Court Judge Judith Bartnoff failed to address his legal claims. Bartnoff had ruled that the business owners did not violate the city's consumer protection law by failing to live up to his expectations of a "Satisfaction Guaranteed" sign once displayed in the store.
"The court effectively substituted a guarantee of satisfaction with 'reasonable' limits and preconditions for the unconditional and unambiguous guarantee of satisfaction the defendant-merchant chose to advertise for seven years," Pearson wrote. "That was a fundamental legal error."
If Bartnoff rejects Pearson's motion, he could take the matter to the District of Columbia Court of Appeals.
The motion comes less than a week after the South Korean immigrant owners of Custom Cleaners asked the judge to order Pearson to cover $83,000 in legal fees.
"(The) Plaintiff's motives have been clear ? quite simply, to harass Defendants and to attempt to utterly destroy their lives," attorney Christopher Manning wrote.
Updated: 5:14 p.m. MT July 12, 2007
WASHINGTON - A customer who sued a dry cleaner for $54 million over a missing pair of pants has asked the judge who threw out the widely mocked case to reconsider, saying she committed a "fundamental legal error."
Roy L. Pearson, a local administrative law judge, argued Wednesday that District of Columbia Superior Court Judge Judith Bartnoff failed to address his legal claims. Bartnoff had ruled that the business owners did not violate the city's consumer protection law by failing to live up to his expectations of a "Satisfaction Guaranteed" sign once displayed in the store.
"The court effectively substituted a guarantee of satisfaction with 'reasonable' limits and preconditions for the unconditional and unambiguous guarantee of satisfaction the defendant-merchant chose to advertise for seven years," Pearson wrote. "That was a fundamental legal error."
If Bartnoff rejects Pearson's motion, he could take the matter to the District of Columbia Court of Appeals.
The motion comes less than a week after the South Korean immigrant owners of Custom Cleaners asked the judge to order Pearson to cover $83,000 in legal fees.
"(The) Plaintiff's motives have been clear ? quite simply, to harass Defendants and to attempt to utterly destroy their lives," attorney Christopher Manning wrote.
AlgaeEater
Senior member
Yeap, everything made to accommodate the guy for his pants was rejected. It's only obvious he was in it for the money all along.
waggy
No Lifer
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- A judge who ruled in favor of a dry cleaner that was sued for $54 million over a missing pair of pants has denied a request to reconsider the verdict, ruling Monday that the plaintiff failed to present "any new argument" in the case.
Roy L. Pearson argued last week that District of Columbia Superior Court Judge Judith Bartnoff failed to address his legal claims when she ruled that the business owners did not violate the city's consumer protection law by failing to live up to his expectations of a "Satisfaction Guaranteed" sign once displayed in the store.
"The plaintiff's motion for reconsideration reargues matters that already were presented in his pretrial statement, his trial brief, and his arguments at trial," Bartnoff wrote Monday.
Pearson, a local administrative law judge, can still take the matter to the District of Columbia Court of Appeals. He did not immediately respond to an e-mail from The Associated Press seeking comment Monday.
The case, which drew international attention, began in 2005 when Pearson brought several suits for alterations to Custom Cleaners.
A pair of pants from one suit was missing when he requested it two days later. A week later, the store owners said the pants had been found, but Pearson denied that they were his and decided to sue.
Pearson originally sought $67 million in his lawsuit, which was based on a strict interpretation of the city's consumer protection law. The suit also included damages for inconvenience, mental anguish and attorney's fees for representing himself.
(Copyright 2007 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
woot! denied again!
wonder if this is the end of it?
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A judge who ruled in favor of a dry cleaner that was sued for $54 million over a missing pair of pants has denied a request to reconsider the verdict, ruling Monday that the plaintiff failed to present "any new argument" in the case.
Roy L. Pearson argued last week that District of Columbia Superior Court Judge Judith Bartnoff failed to address his legal claims when she ruled that the business owners did not violate the city's consumer protection law by failing to live up to his expectations of a "Satisfaction Guaranteed" sign once displayed in the store.
"The plaintiff's motion for reconsideration reargues matters that already were presented in his pretrial statement, his trial brief, and his arguments at trial," Bartnoff wrote Monday.
Pearson, a local administrative law judge, can still take the matter to the District of Columbia Court of Appeals. He did not immediately respond to an e-mail from The Associated Press seeking comment Monday.
The case, which drew international attention, began in 2005 when Pearson brought several suits for alterations to Custom Cleaners.
A pair of pants from one suit was missing when he requested it two days later. A week later, the store owners said the pants had been found, but Pearson denied that they were his and decided to sue.
Pearson originally sought $67 million in his lawsuit, which was based on a strict interpretation of the city's consumer protection law. The suit also included damages for inconvenience, mental anguish and attorney's fees for representing himself.
(Copyright 2007 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
woot! denied again!
wonder if this is the end of it?
dmcowen674
No Lifer
I hope the appeals Judge has the power to award court fees to the Cleaners even after they withdrew their petition for it.
That Pearson guy should be locked up in an Insane Asylum for the rest of his life.
WarhammerUC
Senior member
RadiclDreamer
Diamond Member
A-hole got what he deserved for sure
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