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Tuesday, Jun 26, 2007
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Korean couple keep their pants

WASHINGTON: A U.S. judge on Monday ruled in favour of a South Korean dry cleaner here who was sued for $54 million over a missing pair of trousers, in a case that garnered international attention and renewed calls for litigation reform.

District of Columbia Superior Court Judge Judith Bartnoff ruled that the owners of Custom Cleaners did not violate the city’s Consumer Protection Act by failing to live up to former administrative law judge Roy L. Pearson’s expectations of the “Satisfaction Guaranteed” sign that was once placed in the store window.

“Plaintiff Roy L. Pearson, Jr. takes nothing from the defendants, and defendants Soo Chung, Jin Nam Chung and Ki Y. Chung are awarded the costs of this action against the plaintiff Roy L. Pearson, Jr.”

Mr. Pearson originally sought $67 million from the Chungs after he claimed they lost a pair of suit trousers and later tried to return a pair that he said was not his. He arrived at the figure by adding up years of law violations and almost $2 million in common law claims. Mr. Pearson later dropped demands for damages related to the trousers per se and focussed his claims on signs in the shop. — AP

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