Litigious $54 Million Dollar Pants Judge Loses His Appeal
Remember Judge Roy "Fancy Pants" Pearson's $54 million dollar lawsuit against a dry cleaner that lost his pants? Well, he's lost his appeal, says CNN.
If you'll recall, when we last saw Fancy Pants, he was losing his case against the Chung family, who own and operate "Custom Cleaners." The sad tale began when Pearson took several pants to Custom Cleaners to have them altered, back in 2005. Pearson alleges that the pants he gave the Chungs were blue. The pants he got back were charcoal gray. This, apparently, was a huge problem for Judge Pearson.
CNN says:
He claimed millions of dollars in attorney fees and millions more in punitive damages for what he called fraudulent advertising under the law. He also claimed that a sign in the store's window promising "satisfaction guaranteed" was an unconditional warranty that required the defendants to honor any claim by any customer without limitation.
The Chungs' attorney argued that no reasonable person would interpret the signs to mean an unconditional promise of satisfaction. District of Columbia Superior Court Judge Judith Bartnoff agreed, ruling that Custom Cleaners did not violate the city's Consumer Protection Act.
Now Pearson has lost his appeal and the Chungs hope the ordeal is finally over. Of course, he could appeal again.
Pearson may request that the appeal be heard again by the entire panel of D.C. Court of Appeals judges, Manning [The Chung's lawyer] said. He also could petition to the U.S. Supreme Court for an appeal.
"It is the Chungs' hope that Mr. Pearson will not attempt to appeal any further and will end his frivolous and baseless attacks on the Chung family," Manning wrote in the statement.
"The 3½ years this case has been pending and appealed have been very difficult for the Chungs," he said. "They lost two of their dry cleaning stores and their realization of the American dream."
He said the family wants to "quietly return to their one remaining small dry-cleaning store ... to rebuild their lives."
Pearson was removed from his job as a judge during the trial as not been reappointed.
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I'm not a big fan of violence but if someone were to make this huge fucktard disappear, I wouldn't shed a tear.
It's incredible what this guy has put the Chungs through. I hope the Chungs sue the pants off him.
Wait-that could backfire...
I cannot believe this has been going on for THREE AND A HALF YEARS. I really hope the Chungs can get back to their normal lives.
I am of the opinion that frivilous lawsuits such as these should have a very serious backlash to the filer. If it is proven to be a huge waste of time for all involved, the judgement should be against the plaintiff and the plaintiff should be required to pay attorney's fees for all parties involved. That would stop this kind of crap from happening, or at least taking as long as this has. I feel for the Chungs, this sucks and it is destroying their business. What a complete ftard (thanks Adisharr, haven't used that term in a while...appreciate the reminder it exists!).
I can't believe this guy has spent three years ruining the lives of these poor people. Not only that, but he ruined his own career - all over pants. I'm sincerely glad someone with such poor judgement was kicked off the bench.
@Patrick Henry: I don't necessarily want to wish him enternal damnation, but good call on getting Judge Judy involved. She would show no mercy,
Oh, please, please let him take it to the Supremes. I want to see what Scalia has to say about this.
I realize this is going to sound bad, but maybe we should hang him by the seat of his pants...
I was reading the Examiner this morning on my way to work and there was an article about this. I didn't know this originally, but as you may or may not know, part of his lawsuit pertains to the dry cleaner guaranteeing same day service. I didn't know this but Fancy Pants dropped his clothing off FIVE MINUTES before they closed and expected same day service. And that is part of the reason why he sued.
Regarding the satisfaction gaurantee, Fancy Pants also said, and I quote, the dry cleaner must pay the customer "whatever the customer claims the item is worth if there is a 'Satisfaction Guaranteed' sign in the store, even if the dry cleaner knows the customer is mistaken or lying." That's his argument as to why he feels that he should be given 54 million dollars.
The article also mentioned that Fancy Pants always fights to the end. He even took some of his previously worthless cases to the Supreme Court. I'm sure we have not yet seen the last of him, unfortunately.
This just is more evidence that Shakespeare was right about the lawyers.
@CumaeanSibyl: I can tell you what he has to say about it, "Petition for Writ of Certiorari, DENIED."
I think they should counter sue for the same amount of money, or at least enough to open a chain of dry cleaners on all 4 sides of this guy's house. I also think he should be disbarred and put in jail for filing 2 frivolous lawsuits. I really hate this guy.
@24/6_GitEmSteveDave loves->★: Holy crap, I had the whole office wondering if I was laughing or crying while watching this clip. Thanks for posting. Donkey Donkey Donkey.
I'm not one to defend lawyers, but this guys really makes them look bad. That's saying a lot.
This guy has nothing left, who's going to hire him after all of this? He'll be fancy pants for the rest of his life. These law suits is all he has left.
@24/6_GitEmSteveDave loves->★: Odd, whenever I hear "Fancy Pants", I think of Johnathan Coulton's Mr. Fancy Pants.
I would do it....for the cost of the pants he is missing. This guy should not be aloud out of his house.@Adisharr:
I hope the Chungs get all their legal fees and court costs out of him, plus a huge settlement for his harassment.
Someone needs to kick Mr. Sponge-Roy-Square-Pants in the booty.
@Triborough: No, this is evidence that you don't read Shakespeare.
Many people know Dick the Butcher said "The first thing we do, is kill all the lawyers" in Shakespeare's Henry VI.
But what was the context he was saying it in? And who was he? They were villians planning a murderous plot. So of course they didn't like lawyers or the law, lawyers would interfere with their illegal activities.
Now, if you type in "kill all the lawyers" into google, the first result is some douchebag's blog claiming that the correct interpretation of the line in its context is incorrect. I couldn't figure out how Seth Finkelstein was able to make his result number 1, especially since it is king of poorly reasoned. But then I saw that what he is "a software developer and Internet activist" which I suppose makes it more likely that he can get his b.s. blog to the top of the google results than that he would understand what he's talking about.
Appeal Denied...
...Now approach the bench so I can punch you right in your stupid face.
I think there is one thing clear. Fancy pants is a vindictive, small, petty man without a soul. From everything I've read this guy set out to harrass and destroy this family and their business. For that, he should be forced to pay. I think they can make a pretty clear case for this and should countersue this nitwit.
I always thought that judges didn't wear pants under those robes anyway...
I'm going to get a knife, stick it in his throat, and then slit his throat open all the way until he bleeds to death and he his murdered until he dies forever.
@danman81: OMGWTFBBQ...seriously? Dude, you've got more issues than National Geographic. Even if you are likely a troll trying to stir up the pot.
Perfect example of why we need loser pays in this country. He should have to pay every nickel of the Chungs' legal fees.
@CaptainCynic: And for the counter suit, I hope the Chungs find a good attorney who will work on a contingency basis or even pro bono (for free) for them.
They've already lost most of their business and any money they had from it defending themselves when he sued them and lost. Pearson will take their lawsuit against him as high as he possibly can with appeals when he loses, and that's going to cost a fortune, and even then they could still lose the appeal at the very end.
Sucks to seek justice in that sort of scenario even if you think it's a sure thing.
I must add that this case caused enormous damage for the image of the USA in South Korea. What miserable man.
I'm disappointed only in that he isn't being made to compensate those poor people for all the harm he did them, financially and personally. He is a sick, sad man and I hope the rest of his life is spent hopeless and miserable while the Chungs enjoy happiness from now on.
Along the lines of 'loser pays', he should have to pay the Chung's legal fees, AND a judgment equal to what he sued for. IOW, he should have to pay THEM the $54 million. That would discourage frivolous lawsuits.
This would be perfect guy to send after Monster Cable.
I hope Monster mini golf would hire him as their attorney. The resulting fireworks would be better then anything SNL could ever produce.
For fuck's sake, he's suing over PANTS. This fact alone boggles the mind. Jeezus, people.. choose your damn battles. It's not that hard.
@JustThatGuy3: loser pays would encourage deep pocket corps to act even more recklessly, figuring most won't take the chance on suing and then having their lives destroyed if they lose
@dripdrop: I wish it was feasible for him to be forced to pay up in order for these folks to rebuild the two stores they lost. He should have to make full restitution on everything these folks lost because of his asshattery.
@LuminousMuse: Yeah, um...a bit much...yeah.
I just want to gather up my friends, load into the van, and go on a roadtrip to beat his ass silly. Not kill him.
Of course he's going to appeal! He'll take this to his death, I'll betcha. This guy is mentally ill. It's mindblowing that he was once a judge. Frightening how your life can just be ruined by some nut who fate throws in your path. I am so sorry for the Chungs - he has ruined their lives.
@stevejust: While Triborough was likely commenting on the popular "Let's kill all the lawyers!" which is indeed less relevant once put in context, there are several other instances of Shakespeare taking jabs at legal professionals in his works. See "As You Like It" or "Hamlet".
@LuminousMuse: "murdered until he dies forever"? Yes, the murder-death-kill is a very serious business.
Come on guys...it's the rap mentality..he's just a nigga trying to get his...
I thought pant suits went out in the 80's.
/rimshot
Come on now, his wife divorced his ass a year ago and he lost his job as a judge in DC because of this pants lawsuit, he's gotta pay her alimony somehow!!
*ducks flying tomatoes*
Kidding, but I am seriously annoyed with this guy and I wish he would go away.
@jusooho: As I understand it, for plenty of South Koreans, no prompting is necessary to hate the U.S. That's why I won't buy a Hyundai or Kia and I try to avoid buying products from Samsung. LG, etc.
That man is the living embodiment of everything that is wrong with the USA today. Greedy, stupid, spiteful, and full of frivolous lawsuits. He's done nothing less than full blown harassment of the Chungs since day one, and what he really needs is a good proverbial spanking from Judge Judy.
I hope he burns in hell.