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December 2, 2008
Atlanta Drycleaners Seek $5 Million in Class-Action Suit

ATLANTA — Drycleaners Byung Ho Cheoun, Shiraz Kurani and Hae Sook Chung have filed a federal lawsuit seeking class-action status on behalf of more than 600 Korean-American and other drycleaners, alleging natural gas provider Infinite Energy defrauded the businesses through exorbitant prices locked into three-year contracts signed following Hurricane Katrina.

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 18, 2007
Motion to Reconsider Lost-Pants Suit Denied

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Judge Judith Bartnoff denied a request for reconsideration of her verdict from Roy Pearson, the plaintiff in the lost-pants lawsuit against Washington, D.C.’s Custom Cleaners. Bartnoff’s verdict refuted Pearson’s $54 million claim and also charged him the defendants’ legal fees.

June 6, 2007
Damages Cut to $54 Million in Lost-Pants Trial

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Plaintiff Roy Pearson has reduced damages requested to $54 million in his lawsuit against So Jin and Soo Chung, operators of Custom Cleaners in the Fort Lincoln area of Washington. Pearson filed for $65 million in damages last month, almost two years after the Chungs allegedly lost a single pair of his pants.