Washington, D.C.
The case of the $54 million pants was decided this week, and the plaintiff won’t collect a penny. In June 2005, Roy Pearson, a District of Columbia administrative law judge, sued Custom Cleaners, claiming the proprietors owed him $54 million for losing his gray suit pants and violating their guarantee of “customer satisfaction.” But the judge ruled that Pearson hadn’t proved that the guarantee was misleading, or even that his pants had been lost. “We are very, very pleased with the results today,” said Soo Chung, co-owner, with her husband and son, of Custom Cleaners. “It has been such a hard past two years.” Pearson was ordered to pay the Chungs’ court costs, and he may be liable for their legal fees, which top $100,000. Pearson says he will appeal.
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