Roy Pearson
Roy L. Pearson, Jr. (* 1949 ) is an American lawyer who became famous for suing a small laundry, initially for $ 67,292,000, later reduced to $ 54 million in punitive damages on the grounds that his pants were lost . The operators had previously offered him a comparative $ 12,000.
Pearson graduated from Lake Forest College and received his PhD from Northwestern University . At times he taught at Georgetown University . Pearson was admitted to the bar in the District of Columbia in 1978 and in the Supreme Court in 1985.
On May 2, 2005, Pearson was named administrative judge for Washington DC.
Pearson sued a federal capital-based cleaning company for over $ 67 million for the loss of suit pants. The store's owners, South Korean immigrants Jin Nam Chung, Soo Chung and their son, Ki Chung, are reportedly considering returning to Seoul .
On May 30, 2007, Pearson reduced his claim to $ 54 million in damages. The damage items include $ 500,000 in legal fees, $ 2 million for "inconvenience and mental stress," and $ 15,000 for renting a car to use a cleaning service other than the Chung's on the weekend. The remaining $ 51.5 million would be used to help other dissatisfied Washington, DC customers sue business owners. In its statement of claim, Pearson focused on the advertising signs that read "Satisfaction Guaranteed" and "Ready the same day", which had meanwhile been removed from the cleaning window. Pearson alleged the signs were Chungs fraud .
On June 25, 2007, the trial ended with a decision in favor of cleaning.
Pearson failed in an attempt to obtain a revision of the judgment in further instances, most recently in March 2009 before the DC Court of Appeals. Only the US Supreme Court remains as the last instance.
He lost his job when his employment contract with the judiciary was not renewed because of his maddened litigation.
meaning
The Pearson v. Chung attracted international media attention and became a prime example for proponents of a reform of tort law and damages proceedings.
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Pearson, Roy |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Pearson, Roy L. Jr. |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American administrative judge |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1949 |