Lawyer Sues Dry Cleaner for $67 million! over $10 cleaning bill

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Sphexi

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I hope, that in addition to covering their legal fees, he gets disbarred and tossed in jail for a few years.
 

Syrch

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it really is one thing to throw up a law suit as a scare tactic but to take it this far is just retarded. I wonder if he is simply doing this for pride at this point.
 

waggy

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Originally posted by: Syrch
it really is one thing to throw up a law suit as a scare tactic but to take it this far is just retarded. I wonder if he is simply doing this for pride at this point.

if he was sueing for the cost of the pants that would be fine. but $54 million (wich is down from $60something ).

im not sure its about pride. reports say he is broke and in debt. he may feel this is the only way to get rich.


also i wouldnt be shocked if he has a mental illness.
 

rufruf44

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Originally posted by: Syrch
it really is one thing to throw up a law suit as a scare tactic but to take it this far is just retarded. I wonder if he is simply doing this for pride at this point.

Or just like the lawyer said, prolong it as long as possible.....in hope for settlement (I sure hope not!).
 

waggy

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Originally posted by: rufruf44
Originally posted by: Syrch
it really is one thing to throw up a law suit as a scare tactic but to take it this far is just retarded. I wonder if he is simply doing this for pride at this point.

Or just like the lawyer said, prolong it as long as possible.....in hope for settlement (I sure hope not!).

i doubt there is going to be a settlement. they already offered $12k and he refused.
 

Ns1

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Originally posted by: waggy
Originally posted by: rufruf44
Originally posted by: Syrch
it really is one thing to throw up a law suit as a scare tactic but to take it this far is just retarded. I wonder if he is simply doing this for pride at this point.

Or just like the lawyer said, prolong it as long as possible.....in hope for settlement (I sure hope not!).

i doubt there is going to be a settlement. they already offered $12k and he refused.

He also got offered by a korean suit company to be flown out there and have a custom suit made for him and refused. He should diaf
 

rivan

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Originally posted by: NeuroSynapsis
Originally posted by: waggy
Originally posted by: rufruf44
Originally posted by: Syrch
it really is one thing to throw up a law suit as a scare tactic but to take it this far is just retarded. I wonder if he is simply doing this for pride at this point.

Or just like the lawyer said, prolong it as long as possible.....in hope for settlement (I sure hope not!).

i doubt there is going to be a settlement. they already offered $12k and he refused.

He also got offered by a korean suit company to be flown out there and have a custom suit made for him and refused. He should diaf

Maybe he's actually got a positive motive behind him - making the most obviously wrong, most frivolous lawsuit anyone could think up in hopes that it'll spur legislation against that sort of thing.

Then again, probably not.
 

Syrch

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http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/19734546/?GT1=10150

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.
 

waggy

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yeah its sad.

hope he has to pay legal fee's to them. the story is kinda unbelievable.
 

Syrch

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Originally posted by: NeuroSynapsis
Originally posted by: waggy
Originally posted by: rufruf44
Originally posted by: Syrch
it really is one thing to throw up a law suit as a scare tactic but to take it this far is just retarded. I wonder if he is simply doing this for pride at this point.

Or just like the lawyer said, prolong it as long as possible.....in hope for settlement (I sure hope not!).

i doubt there is going to be a settlement. they already offered $12k and he refused.

He also got offered by a korean suit company to be flown out there and have a custom suit made for him and refused. He should diaf

Did he really? I knew about the other offers but i did not know about this one. they guy really is a a$$hat
 

AlgaeEater

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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.
 

SSSnail

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To be fair, I don't think he's in it for the money because everyone and their mothers know that the Korean owners do not have the $54 mil, even if he won. He won't be collecting any money from them if they're bankrupt either, so logically thinking, he may has other motives.
 

Vette73

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Another thing is his judgeship was a 2 year deal and then gets voted on to make it 10 years. Well it looke like he will lose his job as from what I have read they are NOT recomending him for the 10 years. So yes he will lose a lot more.
 

waggy

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http://www.myfoxdc.com/myfox/p...Code=TSTY&pageId=3.2.1


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?
 

funkymatt

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Originally posted by: waggy
http://www.myfoxdc.com/myfox/p...Code=TSTY&pageId=3.2.1


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?


haha, what a jerk.
 

AmdInside

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I wonder not only how some nut like this could get a job as a judge, but also how many more nutty judges there are out there.
 

waggy

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Originally posted by: hbui
Even thought the couples dropped their claim for the court fees, this dickhead still presses on...LINK

yeah..you bumped a dead thread for something that was posted in this thread already? sheesh
 

Ig

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Originally posted by: waggy
Originally posted by: hbui
Even thought the couples dropped their claim for the court fees, this dickhead still presses on...LINK

yeah..you bumped a dead thread for something that was posted in this thread already? sheesh

The cleaners withdrew the motion for the court fees yesterday. So unless someone is going back and editing month old posts, it's new information.
 

dmcowen674

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Originally posted by: Ig
Originally posted by: waggy
Originally posted by: hbui
Even thought the couples dropped their claim for the court fees, this dickhead still presses on...LINK

yeah..you bumped a dead thread for something that was posted in this thread already? sheesh

The cleaners withdrew the motion for the court fees yesterday. So unless someone is going back and editing month old posts, it's new information.

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.