The $54 million pants suit
That wacky lawsuit involving a D.C. judge who took a dry cleaner to court over his lost pants has gone to trial:
A Washington, D.C. law judge broke down in tears and had to take a break from his testimony because he became too emotional while questioning himself about his experience with a missing pair of pants.
Administrative law judge Roy Pearson is representing himself in civil court and claimed that he is owed $54 million from a local dry cleaner who he says lost his pants, despite a sign in their store which ensures “Satisfaction Guaranteed.”
In his opening statement, Pearson said the case looks at the culture that allows a “group of defendants to engage in bad business practices for five years,” according to ABC affiliate WJLA.
But as he explained the details of the missing pants, Pearson struggled to get through his hour and a half of testimony and had to leave the stand at one point because he was so emotional.
The case gained national attention soon after the lawsuit was filed. The pants are expected to be introduced into evidence, although the judge says the pants are not his, and the correct pants are still missing.
The sartorial loss caused Pearson to suffer what he calls severe “mental suffering, inconvenience and discomfort.”
The defendants, who own Custom Cleaners in the Fort Lincoln section of the district, told ABC News last month that they, too, are feeling inconvenience and discomfort.
They are expected to present their case Wednesday.
Overlawyered has more.
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Disbar this ass
If he gets that $54 million, I wonder what we’d have to raise for somebody to “accidentally” lose Old Crusty.
Question for the general readership: Can the jury come back with a ‘No case for the plaintiff?” i.e. frivolous suit, then award the defendants all costs including their time, lawyer fee’s, mental anguish etc? This suit is really the reason that Ihave never sued anyone. I have always been able to work out my differences without a lawyer. God the system has become so corrupt.