Well it seems as though Roy L. Pearson is the new poster-child for legal abuse. I’m sure most of you have heard this ridiculous story in the news recently. Pearson, an administrative law judge (yes… a judge making a frivolous claim such as this), had his lawsuit rejected Monday after claiming a “satisfaction guaranteed” sign in Custom Cleaners (owned Soo Chung), broke promises.
Pearson had originally asked the cleaners to pay $1150US after they misplaced a pair of pants he brought in for a simple alteration back in 2005. Funny enough, a few days later he refused to accept that the pair of pants from the Chung family when they found them, claiming they weren’t his.
So, being the smart person that he is, he charged about $1500 for every day the “satisfaction guaranteed” sign was displayed at Custom Cleaners. Multiply that by four years and each defendant you get… well, a lot of money. Let’s not forget the $15,000 he needed to use to rent a car in order to take his clothes to another cleaners.
Now originally, Pearson sought about $67 million from the Chung family, but he reduced it to $54 million (how thoughtful of him). Now he probably has to fork over thousands to pay the Chung’s legal fees… I wouldn’t be surprised if he tries to go for an appeal (or loses his job).
This is worse than when those people were suing McDonald’s for making them ‘fat’. It really disgusts me to see how many people are abusing the legal system. Money makes the world go ’round…
