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February 1, 2010
Industry Defends Perc Use in D.C., Philadelphia

WASHINGTON — Representatives of the Drycleaning & Laundry Institute (DLI), MidAtlantic Association of Cleaners (MAC) and Korean Drycleaners Association (KDA) recently appeared at a hearing of the District of Columbia’s Committee on Government Operations and the Environment to defend perchloroethylene against a proposed ban. The Human & Environmental Health Protection Amendment Act of 2009 would ban the use of several chemicals in the District of Columbia, including perc.

May 12, 2008
Lost-Pants Plaintiff Sues Again

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Roy Pearson, the District of Columbia Administrative judge who filed suit against his drycleaner for $54 million last year, is at it again. Having lost both his lawsuit and his job as a result of the alleged loss of a single pair of pants, Pearson is suing to get his job back.

July 9, 2007
Pearson Files Motion to Reverse Verdict

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Roy Pearson, the District of Columbia judge who lost his $54 million lawsuit against the operators of Custom Cleaners last month, filed a motion last week seeking to reverse D.C. Superior Court Judge Judith Bartnoff’s verdict in the case.

Bartnoff ruled last month that Pearson’s case had no merit, awarding him none of the $54 million in compensation he sought for an allegedly missing pair of pants. She also charged the defendants’ court costs to the plaintiff.

May 9, 2007
Lawyers Call for Discipline of Lost-Pants Plaintiff

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The American Association for Justice (AAJ), a professional organization of trial lawyers, has called for a disciplinary investigation of District of Columbia Administrative Law Judge Roy Pearson Jr. — the plaintiff in the widely reported $65 million lawsuit against Custom Cleaners.

“Our court system has no place for those who abuse the instruments of justice for personal gain or the intimidation of others,” said AAJ CEO Jon Haber in a letter.