Tort Reformers Aid D.C. Dry Cleaner Sued Over Misplaced Pants

July 31, 2007

  • July 31, 2007 at 10:17 am
    Laurel says:
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    Regarding the question of how the figure was calculated, Roy Pearson was representing himself so he thought the damages should include his legal fees for this. Also he thought the dry-cleaners should pay for him to rent a car to drive to another dry-cleaner. And of course there are all the damages for pain and suffering. It’s ridiculous. Judge Bartnoff ruled against him and he should take the hint and give this up.

  • July 31, 2007 at 1:33 am
    Sam I am says:
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    next time McDonalds messes up my order I think I will sue them. Seems like the mindset these days is everyone is only one lawsuit away from retirement …. so sad

  • July 31, 2007 at 1:55 am
    tired of unfair legal system says:
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    People who initiate this type of ridiculous lawsuit should have to pay full costs of those having to defend themselves.

    Right now, it’s just another case of “Justic for those who can afford it”

  • July 31, 2007 at 2:03 am
    Ben says:
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    The real travesty here is that the judge who filed this B.S. lawsuit was a pro-ponent of tort reform himself. What a hypocite. Do as I say, not as I do. It’s the new American way. Whose pants are worth $57 million?

  • July 31, 2007 at 2:04 am
    Fred says:
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    depends on who is wearing the pants

  • July 31, 2007 at 2:27 am
    Been There says:
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    I’m pretty sure my pants are worth that much.

  • July 31, 2007 at 2:43 am
    iceman says:
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    We need to remember who the plaintiff is. He is a black judge with a reputation for being a P.I.T.A. The entire legal community knows this. We also have a judge who is afraid to label this what it is: a frivolous harassment suit without merit. Apparently, our legal system is to blind, deaf, dumb, and stupid that it lacks the ability to know when the “letter of the law” is flawed. The system permits this type of garbage all the time. Raising money to throw at defending this charade isn’t the answer. If the legal community had any decency or backbone, it would move to censure Pearson and remove him from his position as a judge. His judgment is clearly in question as is his sense of fairness. The plaintiffs should file a counter-suit alleging malicious prosecution, harassment, mental anguish, loss of business income,racism, and reimbursement of defense costs. Why does anyone have to play his stupid game. Perhaps then this egotistical excuse for a human being will reconsider things when his own assets are threatened.

  • July 31, 2007 at 3:05 am
    Maybe our President says:
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    Maybe our illustrious President could pardon the Chungs & censure the idiot judge or at least disbar him. Make him clean portable toilets, seems he’s good at it! This just chaps my hide!!!

  • July 31, 2007 at 3:24 am
    Anon says:
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    This is another example of predatory litigation, it happens everywhere.

    Try firing a “minority” protected by EEOC. Regardless the documentation you have all they have to do is bring a suit against you for discrimination and your corporate legal will jump at the first settlement offer they hear. It’s cheaper to pay it off and make it go away then to fight, lose, and pay a rediculous award (plus punative damages).

    The mantra in US legal circles is sue everyone, you’ll win a couple (sometimes for big awards), you’ll settle most (although smaller income but still easy income), and you’ll lose a lot but that’ll be made up for the people who couldn’t afford to defend themselves and settled.

    You think this is the only time someone’s brought rediculous suits? When I worked retail in college we’d have people deliberately slip and “injure” themselves to sue.

    I remember we even had a guy fake shoplifting (dropped the item when we couldn’t see him) knowing that he would be detained at the door. He then sued for wrongful imprisonment/detainment and violation of some civil rights.

    I plan to sue Microsoft and IBM as soon as my carpal tunnel sets in.

  • July 31, 2007 at 4:56 am
    JEFF says:
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    If this idiot is a judge, he obviously has a really twisted sense of the judicial system and should not be allowed to have a say in anything. He should be re-assigned to a position where he would not be able to
    apply his twisted views.



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