Posted on 05/01/2007 7:56:56 PM PDT by mcenedo
A Washington D.C. dry cleaners says its their business a long-time customer is taking to the cleaners. A $10 dry cleaning bill for a pair of lost trousers has ballooned into a $67 million civil lawsuit.
Wonder what party he votes with?
I may have a favorite pair of pants or a pair that feels a little more comfortable than others but who in the world has a “prized pair of pants”? What does that mean and who would ever believe they are worth $67M?
I take it this guy is against tort reform.
Of course his pants are worth $67mm.
He must make John Edwards proud!
(Ducking for cover, running for exit.)
Cheers!
Wow I think this is a case of “taken it to the cleaners”...
He sounds like another Mike Nifong.
Why was this case ever allowed to reach the court system.
I do hope he loses and has to pay all attorney bills involved for a frivolous lawsuit.
Guess he’s going to press his suit.
this clown should be strung up by the pants in the question if that’s at all possible
Are they “Magic Pants?”
When he looses this case, will he sue McDonalds for his lard butt?
Not Possible
He sounds like another Mike Nifong.
or Ronnie Earl
Why was this case ever allowed to reach the court system.
Because he is a shyster and has the full support of the American Association for Justice (or whatever the shysters are calling themselves these days).
I do hope he loses and has to pay all attorney bills involved for a frivolous lawsuit.
Not gonna happen. In D.C. the jury will probably award him triple of what he is asking for.
The owner’s offered him more and more, eventually $12K - and he refused. Case closed. In most places, the limit of liability ends at the cost of replacement. And the “Satisfaction Guaranteed” sign - that usually also includes “or your money back”....
Imagine the deep misery this just must be in on a daily basis...
I foresee a lifetime without satisfaction for this judge.
LOL:)
Mr. Fancy Pants is upset?
Was this what got Cho Seung-Hui so upset?
I am really surprised that this judge has not been brought up on charges of violating the Judicial Cannons or put on probation with the local Bar Association. 2 years in court? I am surprised that this case was not move to limited jurisdiction which in California is $25k or less.
Obviously this judge has some pull or power and no one wants to wrinkle his dry cleaning :)
You can’t tell me that the Courts and Judges in this jurisdiction think this case is FLY!!??!!??!!
A Good Example why this country is in the dire shape that it is.
Saw this on TV, so egregious, I thought you’d like to read about it and gag.
I hope this “judge” has to pay millions to the dry cleaner. grrrrrrr
judge roy pearson is active in the dc chapter of the national council of black lawyers
nice
If I took any air of pant that I owned and had them plated in solid gold, it still wouldn’t be worth $67 million.
http://oah.dc.gov/oah/cwp/view,A,3,Q,604474.asp
Biography
Roy L. Pearson, Jr.
Administrative Law Judge
Roy L. Pearson, Jr. began serving as an Administrative Law Judge for the District of Columbia Office of Administrative Hearings on May 2, 2005. Before his appointment he served for two years as a contract hearing examiner for the DC Office of Police Complaints.
Judge Pearson was an attorney with the Neighborhood Legal Services Program (“NLSP”) from July 1978 through July 2002; the last 13 years as the Assistant Director for Legal Operations. In the latter capacity Judge Pearson was responsible for training and supervising a legal and support staff of 20-60 persons in neighborhood offices throughout the District of Columbia. NLSP provides civil legal assistance to indigent residents of the District of Columbia. During his tenure with NLSP Judge Pearson obtained jury verdicts in excess of $1 million dollars in both the DC Superior Court and the US District Court for the District of Columbia. His landmark Superior Court verdict of $15.9 million for nine clients was settled, after partial reversal and remand, on confidential terms.
Judge Pearson has been active in the Washington, DC community for decades and has served as counsel or board member for such organizations as the Columbia Heights Youth Club, the Fort Lincoln Civic Association, Inc., Black Seeds, Inc., the Washington Council of Lawyers, and the DC chapter of the National Council of Black Lawyers.
Judge Pearson earned his undergraduate degree from Lake Forest College. He earned his JD from Northwestern University School of Law. After graduation, he was first a graduate teaching fellow, and then assistant director, of a clinical program at the Georgetown University School of Law. The clinical program provided legal research, policy analysis and drafting assistance to committees of the Council of the District of Columbia, to the Mayor, and to various District of Columbia agencies. Judge Pearson has been a member of the District of Columbia Bar since 1978, and of the US Supreme Court Bar since 1985.
...been through the ringer over a lost pair of prized ...
Should be "...been through the wringer over a lost pair of prized..."
The article cites three authors, and, presumably, at least one editor. None of them caught it.
Ptoooie.
If this guy’s mind is so blown by not having the right pair of pants, he does not have the proper temperament to qualify to be a judge. What would happen if he had a hangnail, had a bad haircut or a paper cut on his pinky?
You just know this “judge” has a big (D) next to his name, and is as corrupt as they come. I can’t believe he would throw his career away like this.
The Internet community should hold a fundraiser for these good people so they can countersue this a-hole for everything he’s got. Evil SOB.
He's not throwing his career away. He has the big D next to his name and he is an African American lawyer in Washington DC. He is ten feet tall and completely bullet proof.
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Tengo un gato en mis pantalones.
So glad you are catching up on this story. Turns out it is so helpful to a better understanding of what the legal alleged profession tends to produce. However it comes to mind that I own a pair of trousers like this that I may use for show and tell.
I’d hate to see how much he’d sue for if his brakes failed!!!
Welome 05/02/07
How does a JUDGE...on a JUDGE’s SALARY buy so many Hickey Freeman suits???
“Guess he’s going to press his suit.”
LOL, good one!
Thanks, ViLaLuz. Now let’s hope they put the cuffs on this judge!
Careful with the jokes. This joke might decided to PUNish you
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