06.13.07
‘A Twilight Zone experience’
Above: In this courtroom sketch, Ronald Pearson takes the stand as the Chungs look on.
“A Twilight Zone experience” — that’s how Ronald Pearson, the plaintiff and his own lawyer in the case of the $54 million pants, described the moment when defendants Jin Nam Chung and Soo Chung of Custom Cleaners allegedly gave him the wrong pair of suit trousers with his order two years ago.
And judging from what The Washington Post reports, that description would probably fit all of the proceedings yesterday, day one in the two-day D.C. Superior Court trial. Among other things, Pearson broke down on the stand, an 89-year-old witness compared the Chungs to Nazis, and Pearson’s own son expressed surprise that his father, an administrative law judge, had filed the suit. (”I know you don’t like litigation at all,” the younger Pearson testified.)
Read the full story here.
Note: For more info on the case, listen to our interview with Melinda Sossamon of Manning & Sossamon, the Chungs’ legal counsel, on the June 3 podcast.
Joanna said,
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OMG : “Pearson has reduced his claim to $54 million. But he told the judge that he also wants to be awarded attorney’s fees, even though he represents himself. He would like to be paid at a rate of between $390 and $425 an hour.”
WTF is wrong with this judge?!
I hope Pearson gets $0 and some form of punishment for wasting the court’s time. What an a**hole.
Jun Zuniga said,
June 14, 2007 at 7:03 pm
“He has rejected three settlement offers, the latest, in March, for $12,000. Last week, Judge Pearson revised a few claims and lowered his damages request to $54 million.
Judge Pearson’s future as an administrative law judge is in limbo. His two-year term expired on May 2, and a judicial panel has yet to decide on his reappointment.
In the meantime, Judge Pearson remains on the city payroll as an attorney adviser to the Office of Administrative Hearings, at a salary of $100,512″
Wow, Judge Pearson, a man of principles.
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