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PANTS FOR $65 MILLION
Friday, 27 April 2007 - 11:17 AM SL Time |  | |
A US judge is suing a dry cleaners for losing his trousers ? for more than US$65 million.
Roy Pearson started legal action claiming Custom Cleaners lost a pair of suit trousers he took in for $10 alterations two years ago.
The cleaners` lawyers offered to pay Pearson, an administrative law judge for the District of Columbia, as much as $12,000 to end the row.
But astonishingly Pearson is pressing ahead through the courts with the unbelievable claim for $65,462,500.
He claims he is owed the money because he has devoted more than 1,000 hours to representing himself in this on-going battle.
He also insists he has been put through `mental suffering, inconvenience and discomfort`.
And he says that, because he does not have a car, he will now have to rent one just to get his clothes cleaned at another company further away.
Ki, Jin and Soo Chung, the family that owns Custom Cleaners, insists they have constantly tried to reach a satisfactory settlement to keep Pearson happy.
And amazingly they have always insisted they have his trousers waiting for him ? although he insists they are not the same ones he dropped off.
A judge involved in the case, DC Superior Court Judge Neal Kravitz, has said that `the court has significant concerns that the plaintiff is acting in bad faith` because of `the breathtaking magnitude of the expansion he seeks.`
And the Chungs` attorney Chris Manning said: `This case shocks me on a daily basis.
`Pearson has a lot of time on his hands, and the Chungs have been abused in a ghastly way. It`s going to cost them tens of thousands to defend this case.`
According to court papers, Pearson dropped off one pair of pants on May 3, 2005, so he could wear them to his new job as a judge a few days later.
They were not ready as expected ? and nor were they when he went back later.
A key section of his lawsuits surounds two signs on the cleaners` wall: `Satisfaction Guaranteed,` and the other said, `Same Day Service.`
A week after that mishap, Soo Chung came up with gray trousers that she said were Pearson`s ? but he insisted they were not the ones he dropped off.
Pearson`s first letter to the Chungs sought $1,150 so he could buy a new suit ? and their attorney says they have offered as much as $12,000 to drop the case.
As the case drags on, the Chungs insist they still have Pearson`s gray wool trousers waiting to be picked up.
`We believe the pants are his,` Manning says. `The tag matches his receipt.`
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27 Apr 2007 06:25:21 GMT Report for Abuse
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Swathi sister
I thought some article on MIG's lolz..anyway good to see u
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27 Apr 2007 08:23:14 GMT Report for Abuse
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Daughter Swathi,
Hows life??
Hope everythings allright with you!
Must be getting ready for the match eh?
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