mithridates
Joined: 03 Mar 2003
Location: President's office, Korean Space Agency
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 Posted: Mon Jun 25, 2007 7:20 am Post subject: Dry cleaner story comes to happy end |
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Thank God for that. What a silly case that was.
http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20070625/drycleaner_suit_070625/20070625?hub=World
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Judge loses $54M suit in missing-pants case
Updated Mon. Jun. 25 2007 11:11 AM ET
CTV.ca News Staff
A U.S. judge ruled in favour of a dry-cleaner that was sued for US$54 million over a pair of missing trousers on Monday.
District of Columbia Superior Court Judge Judith Bartnoff ruled Washington's Consumer Protection Act was not violated when the owner's of Custom Cleaner's failed to meet Roy L. Pearson's standards.
"Plaintiff Roy L. Pearson, Jr. takes nothing from the defendants, and defendants Soo Chung, Jin Nam Chung and Ki Y. Chung are awarded the costs of this action against the plaintiff Roy L. Pearson, Jr.," the judge wrote in the ruling.
Pearson, an administrative judge, claimed the owners failed to live up to their "Satisfaction Guaranteed" sign that was posted in their shop window in 2005.
Pearson originally sought $67 million after the Chung's claimed a pair of pants from his $1,000 suit went missing.
The Korean-immigrant couple later tried to return the pants to Pearson, but he claimed they were the wrong pair.
Pearson arrived at the staggering figure by adding up two years of law violations and almost $2 million in common law claims against the couple. The figure was later reduced after he dropped damages relating to the pants to focus primarily on the shop's signage.
The Chung's lawyer, Chris Manning, argued a reasonable person would not deem the signs an irrefutable promise of satisfaction.
The lawsuit has garnered international headlines since it was launched by Pearson. The two-day trial last month drew a packed crowd of Korean supporters and media representatives.
The Chungs, though happy with the decision, said the lawsuit has caused then immense emotional and financial troubles.
Manning said the family was so disheartened by what they had to endure they've considered moving back to Seoul, South Korea. |
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Bibbitybop
Joined: 22 Feb 2006
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Mon Jun 25, 2007 8:00 am Post subject: |
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| Good. I hope this is the beginning of a new era, but I know these ridiculous lawsuits will continue. Even the rich, multinational corporations don't deserve these type of crap lawsuits, especially from a judge. |
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