IWA For Sunday 061707

Hey folks,

It’s Sunday, Time for the IWA!! This week I had quite a lot to chose from. From Nifong, to any member of the "Green when gone" group, to this guy. This guy wins. As many of you know that for ten years of my life I was a Hotel Manager for a major hotel brand chain. I lived in a suit. Even on my days off I was in dress slacks and polos. I think I owned one pair of jeans.

I became friends with a Hong Kong Tailor who made me some silk ties. The very first time I wore the very first tie, I got it stained with pasta sauce. I did not have a choice but to throw it out. I have had many suites over the years. I loved most, hated a few.

But this guy? ONE pair of pants? MSNBC -Judge: Cleaner owes me $65 million for pants

WASHINGTON - The Chungs, immigrants from South Korea, realized their American dream when they opened their dry-cleaning business seven years ago in the nation's capital.

For the past two years, however, they've been dealing with the nightmare of litigation: a $65 million lawsuit over a pair of missing pants.

Jin Nam Chung, Ki Chung and their son, Soo Chung, are so disheartened that they're considering moving back to Seoul, said their attorney, Chris Manning, who spoke on their behalf.

"They're out a lot of money, but more importantly, incredibly disenchanted with the system," Manning said. "This has destroyed their lives."

The lawsuit was filed by a District of Columbia administrative hearings judge, Roy Pearson, who has been representing himself in the case.

Pearson said he could not comment on the case.

Because you sir, ARE an idiot. Plain and simple. One pair of pants. I hope someone charges YOU with wasting the court’s time. Are you a racist? Seems like a possibility to me. Maybe you do not like Koreans? Why else would you be suing them for something you know you will never see. Maybe you are just that meaningless and unimportant that you are trying to make a name for yourself?

According to court documents, the problem began in May 2005 when Pearson became a judge and brought several suits for alteration to Custom Cleaners in Northeast Washington, a place he patronized regularly despite previous disagreements with the Chungs. A pair of pants from one suit was not ready when he requested it two days later, and was deemed to be missing.

Pearson asked the cleaners for the full price of the suit: more than $1,000.

But a week later, the Chungs said the pants had been found and refused to pay. That's when Pearson decided to sue.

Wait a second. The pants were found? Where are they? Did you get them back? This get’s better folks.

Three settlement offers


Manning said the cleaners made three settlement offers to Pearson. First they offered $3,000, then $4,600, then $12,000. But Pearson wasn't satisfied and expanded his calculations beyond one pair of pants.

The lowest offer was three times what you claim the whole suite was worth. I doubt it was worth that. But that’s what you asked for.

Because Pearson no longer wanted to use his neighborhood dry cleaner, part of his lawsuit calls for $15,000 — the price to rent a car every weekend for 10 years to go to another business.
Idiot

"He's somehow purporting that he has a constitutional right to a dry cleaner within four blocks of his apartment," Manning said.

Idiot

But the bulk of the $65 million comes from Pearson's strict interpretation of D.C.'s consumer protection law, which fines violators $1,500 per violation, per day. According to court papers, Pearson added up 12 violations over 1,200 days, and then multiplied that by three defendants.

Seriously, YOU are an idiot.

Much of Pearson's case rests on two signs that Custom Cleaners once had on its walls: "Satisfaction Guaranteed" and "Same Day Service."

Judge alleges fraudBased on Pearson's dissatisfaction and the delay in getting back the pants, he claims the signs amount to fraud.

Pearson has appointed himself to represent all customers affected by such signs, though D.C. Superior Court Judge .Neal Kravitz, who will hear the June 11 trial, has said that this is a case about one plaintiff, and one pair of pants.

Sherman Joyce, president of the American Tort Association, has written a letter to the group of men who will decide this week whether to renew Pearson's 10-year appointment. Joyce is asking them to reconsider.

You think? This guy is not fit to walk down a street, let along be a Judge. Like I said, Maybe you are a racist. Maybe you are just that meaningless and unimportant that you are trying to make a name for yourself? Congratulations Roy Pearson, you HAVE made a name for yourself, it’s the Idiot of the Week. Now go sue for your "Right" to be stupid in a smart zone.
Peter