The Pants Suit

You've probably heard about the Pants Suit. A summary: a DC administrative law judge named Roy Pearson sued a neighborhood drycleaner for $54,000,000 (no, I did not mis-type the number of zeros), claiming they had lost his pants and tried to give him back the wrong ones a few days later. The trial judge ruled in favor of the Chungs and ordered Pearson to pay their court costs. More details on the story here. Hopefully, he'll be ordered to pay their attorneys fees, as well, however, that may not mean much as Pearson will likely be out of a job himself very soon. His term as an administrative law judge has expired and he's awaiting reappointment. In the meantime, he has said he intends to appeal the decision.

The Chungs have significant legal fees to pay as a result of this two-year litigation so a fund has been created to collect money to offset the cost of this frivolous lawsuit. The tort reform folks have also stepped up and will host a fundraiser on the Chung's behalf on Tuesday, July 24. I hope you can help out these hard-working, small business owners!

Full disclosure: my good friends Chris Manning and Mendi Sossamon have represented the Chungs from the beginning. Although they have heavily discounted their fees, two-years of litigation can still rack up hefty fees. Pearson represented himself so he was able to pursue this case with abandon.

Custom Cleaners Defense Fund
Chung Fundraiser
Manning & Sossamon