Regarding the question of how the figure was calculated, Roy Pearson was representing himself so he thought the damages should include his legal fees for this. Also he thought the dry-cleaners should pay for him to rent a car to drive to another dry-cleaner. And of course there are all the damages for pain and suffering. It’s ridiculous. Judge Bartnoff ruled against him and he should take the hint and give this up.
next time McDonalds messes up my order I think I will sue them. Seems like the mindset these days is everyone is only one lawsuit away from retirement …. so sad
The real travesty here is that the judge who filed this B.S. lawsuit was a pro-ponent of tort reform himself. What a hypocite. Do as I say, not as I do. It’s the new American way. Whose pants are worth $57 million?
We need to remember who the plaintiff is. He is a black judge with a reputation for being a P.I.T.A. The entire legal community knows this. We also have a judge who is afraid to label this what it is: a frivolous harassment suit without merit. Apparently, our legal system is to blind, deaf, dumb, and stupid that it lacks the ability to know when the “letter of the law” is flawed. The system permits this type of garbage all the time. Raising money to throw at defending this charade isn’t the answer. If the legal community had any decency or backbone, it would move to censure Pearson and remove him from his position as a judge. His judgment is clearly in question as is his sense of fairness. The plaintiffs should file a counter-suit alleging malicious prosecution, harassment, mental anguish, loss of business income,racism, and reimbursement of defense costs. Why does anyone have to play his stupid game. Perhaps then this egotistical excuse for a human being will reconsider things when his own assets are threatened.
Maybe our illustrious President could pardon the Chungs & censure the idiot judge or at least disbar him. Make him clean portable toilets, seems he’s good at it! This just chaps my hide!!!
This is another example of predatory litigation, it happens everywhere.
Try firing a “minority” protected by EEOC. Regardless the documentation you have all they have to do is bring a suit against you for discrimination and your corporate legal will jump at the first settlement offer they hear. It’s cheaper to pay it off and make it go away then to fight, lose, and pay a rediculous award (plus punative damages).
The mantra in US legal circles is sue everyone, you’ll win a couple (sometimes for big awards), you’ll settle most (although smaller income but still easy income), and you’ll lose a lot but that’ll be made up for the people who couldn’t afford to defend themselves and settled.
You think this is the only time someone’s brought rediculous suits? When I worked retail in college we’d have people deliberately slip and “injure” themselves to sue.
I remember we even had a guy fake shoplifting (dropped the item when we couldn’t see him) knowing that he would be detained at the door. He then sued for wrongful imprisonment/detainment and violation of some civil rights.
I plan to sue Microsoft and IBM as soon as my carpal tunnel sets in.
If this idiot is a judge, he obviously has a really twisted sense of the judicial system and should not be allowed to have a say in anything. He should be re-assigned to a position where he would not be able to
apply his twisted views.
Is this mental case of a Judge appointed for life or is it possible to remove him? If so, who has that power?! This Judge needs to be taken out hard and fast. I use my real name when I comment, I suppose this loser will sue me next.
I am with you on this, here in the UK the honest Joe ends up paying for the growing army of leeches.Its getting so bad I am seriously thinking about giving up, joining them, smoke cannabis, await the onset of schizophrenia, trip over my own shoelaces & sue my other self, that will save on ‘costs’and one of me would be better off! sadly I wager there are lawyers out there prepared to litigate it for ‘both of me’.
This case is one of myriads that calls for the English system of civil liability, wherein the “Loser Pays”. Every court in the land should allow a defendant to make an offer to the pltf., which, if rejected, and the jury awards an amount less than the amount offered, the Plaintiff pays ALL defense cost of the defendant, from the date of the offer. Finally, I cannot imagine anyone standing up in this judge’s court and saying…. “your honor…..”
If you go to the DC Bar Association website, and select “Find a Member” in the upper right corner; you’ll see that unfortunately, no disciplinary history exists for Roy L Pearson Jr.
Tsk tsk. As a judge, he should be held to a higer standard when it comes to court cases than the average citizen. What he did to the Chungs was baffling if not vicious and the damages he claimed were obscene!
The American Association for Justice, the renamed Association of Trial Lawyers of America, filed an ethics complaint against Pearson last week with the D.C. Bar.
This isn’t the first time Pearson has filed tons of documents and demanded payment in a court case. Just ask his ex-wife. In 2005, the Virginia Court of Appeals denied Pearson’s appeal seeking at least $10,000 in spousal support in his divorce from Rhonda VanLowe, legal counsel for Rolls-Royce North America. Pearson wanted VanLowe to help support him because he was receiving unemployment benefits in 2003 before he was appointed as an administrative law judge in 2005.
The trial judge also had ordered him to pay $12,000 in legal fees to VanLowe because Pearson excessively drove up legal costs by “creating unnecessary litigation” and threatening both VanLowe and her lawyer with disbarment, the appeals ruling stated.
This piece of human garbage shouldn’t be re-assigned, he should be dis-barred. The unfortunate reality is that he’s untouchable thanks to our legal system that hasn’t been reformed in 200 years. It’s a shame, but not surprising, that his peers don’t take some kind of action to put a stop to this. Allowing this kind of nonsense to happen in 2007 in the U.S. is embarassing and shameful. Every attorney in D.C. should outraged, not amused. Who will step in to help these folks who are being badgered by some pompous, ethnic creep?
Since our constipated legal system that has hamstrung itself by attempting to use out-dated laws that favor plaintiffs doesn’t seem to offer any relief in this case, perhaps Mr. Pearson would benefit an informal “counselling session” on the street.
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Regarding the question of how the figure was calculated, Roy Pearson was representing himself so he thought the damages should include his legal fees for this. Also he thought the dry-cleaners should pay for him to rent a car to drive to another dry-cleaner. And of course there are all the damages for pain and suffering. It’s ridiculous. Judge Bartnoff ruled against him and he should take the hint and give this up.
next time McDonalds messes up my order I think I will sue them. Seems like the mindset these days is everyone is only one lawsuit away from retirement …. so sad
People who initiate this type of ridiculous lawsuit should have to pay full costs of those having to defend themselves.
Right now, it’s just another case of “Justic for those who can afford it”
The real travesty here is that the judge who filed this B.S. lawsuit was a pro-ponent of tort reform himself. What a hypocite. Do as I say, not as I do. It’s the new American way. Whose pants are worth $57 million?
depends on who is wearing the pants
I’m pretty sure my pants are worth that much.
We need to remember who the plaintiff is. He is a black judge with a reputation for being a P.I.T.A. The entire legal community knows this. We also have a judge who is afraid to label this what it is: a frivolous harassment suit without merit. Apparently, our legal system is to blind, deaf, dumb, and stupid that it lacks the ability to know when the “letter of the law” is flawed. The system permits this type of garbage all the time. Raising money to throw at defending this charade isn’t the answer. If the legal community had any decency or backbone, it would move to censure Pearson and remove him from his position as a judge. His judgment is clearly in question as is his sense of fairness. The plaintiffs should file a counter-suit alleging malicious prosecution, harassment, mental anguish, loss of business income,racism, and reimbursement of defense costs. Why does anyone have to play his stupid game. Perhaps then this egotistical excuse for a human being will reconsider things when his own assets are threatened.
Maybe our illustrious President could pardon the Chungs & censure the idiot judge or at least disbar him. Make him clean portable toilets, seems he’s good at it! This just chaps my hide!!!
This is another example of predatory litigation, it happens everywhere.
Try firing a “minority” protected by EEOC. Regardless the documentation you have all they have to do is bring a suit against you for discrimination and your corporate legal will jump at the first settlement offer they hear. It’s cheaper to pay it off and make it go away then to fight, lose, and pay a rediculous award (plus punative damages).
The mantra in US legal circles is sue everyone, you’ll win a couple (sometimes for big awards), you’ll settle most (although smaller income but still easy income), and you’ll lose a lot but that’ll be made up for the people who couldn’t afford to defend themselves and settled.
You think this is the only time someone’s brought rediculous suits? When I worked retail in college we’d have people deliberately slip and “injure” themselves to sue.
I remember we even had a guy fake shoplifting (dropped the item when we couldn’t see him) knowing that he would be detained at the door. He then sued for wrongful imprisonment/detainment and violation of some civil rights.
I plan to sue Microsoft and IBM as soon as my carpal tunnel sets in.
If this idiot is a judge, he obviously has a really twisted sense of the judicial system and should not be allowed to have a say in anything. He should be re-assigned to a position where he would not be able to
apply his twisted views.
Is this mental case of a Judge appointed for life or is it possible to remove him? If so, who has that power?! This Judge needs to be taken out hard and fast. I use my real name when I comment, I suppose this loser will sue me next.
I remember when I first heard about this suit. I was always curious as to how the 57MM figure was calculated.
I am with you on this, here in the UK the honest Joe ends up paying for the growing army of leeches.Its getting so bad I am seriously thinking about giving up, joining them, smoke cannabis, await the onset of schizophrenia, trip over my own shoelaces & sue my other self, that will save on ‘costs’and one of me would be better off! sadly I wager there are lawyers out there prepared to litigate it for ‘both of me’.
This case is one of myriads that calls for the English system of civil liability, wherein the “Loser Pays”. Every court in the land should allow a defendant to make an offer to the pltf., which, if rejected, and the jury awards an amount less than the amount offered, the Plaintiff pays ALL defense cost of the defendant, from the date of the offer. Finally, I cannot imagine anyone standing up in this judge’s court and saying…. “your honor…..”
Now there’s an idea – anyone with multiple personality disorder can file separate complaints for damages for each of the multiple personalities…
http://www.dcbar.org/
If you go to the DC Bar Association website, and select “Find a Member” in the upper right corner; you’ll see that unfortunately, no disciplinary history exists for Roy L Pearson Jr.
Tsk tsk. As a judge, he should be held to a higer standard when it comes to court cases than the average citizen. What he did to the Chungs was baffling if not vicious and the damages he claimed were obscene!
Here’s his email address, send him emails to tell him what you think of his stupid lawsuit: roypearsonjr@verizon.net
Completely idiotic lawsuit, yes – but what a brilliant PR move for ATRA! Wish I would have thought of it!
This is from law.com website:
The American Association for Justice, the renamed Association of Trial Lawyers of America, filed an ethics complaint against Pearson last week with the D.C. Bar.
This isn’t the first time Pearson has filed tons of documents and demanded payment in a court case. Just ask his ex-wife. In 2005, the Virginia Court of Appeals denied Pearson’s appeal seeking at least $10,000 in spousal support in his divorce from Rhonda VanLowe, legal counsel for Rolls-Royce North America. Pearson wanted VanLowe to help support him because he was receiving unemployment benefits in 2003 before he was appointed as an administrative law judge in 2005.
The trial judge also had ordered him to pay $12,000 in legal fees to VanLowe because Pearson excessively drove up legal costs by “creating unnecessary litigation” and threatening both VanLowe and her lawyer with disbarment, the appeals ruling stated.
Any way to have him declared a vexatious litigant so he will have to get court approval to file any suits?
This piece of human garbage shouldn’t be re-assigned, he should be dis-barred. The unfortunate reality is that he’s untouchable thanks to our legal system that hasn’t been reformed in 200 years. It’s a shame, but not surprising, that his peers don’t take some kind of action to put a stop to this. Allowing this kind of nonsense to happen in 2007 in the U.S. is embarassing and shameful. Every attorney in D.C. should outraged, not amused. Who will step in to help these folks who are being badgered by some pompous, ethnic creep?
Since our constipated legal system that has hamstrung itself by attempting to use out-dated laws that favor plaintiffs doesn’t seem to offer any relief in this case, perhaps Mr. Pearson would benefit an informal “counselling session” on the street.
That just doesn’t give you a very confident feeling in our legal system when you hear that your judge was collecting unemployment benefits.
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