In case you missed the update in the post from earlier today, Roy Pearson has this afternoon filed paperwork to the D.C. Court of Appeals indicating he intends to appeal the judge’s decision in his $54 million civil lawsuit against Custom Cleaners. In June, D.C. Superior Court Judge Judith Bartnoff ruled in favor of the defendants, the Chung family, owners of Custom Cleaners, finding that “nothing in the law supports (the) position” that Pearson, an…

D.C. Superior Court Judge Judith Bartnoff has ruled in favor of the defendants in the $54 million pants lawsuit. According to the ruling, the plaintiff, administrative law judge Roy Pearson, will get nothing from the defendants, the Chung family, owners of Custom Cleaners. The Chungs will also be awarded costs, and plan to seek compensation for attorneys fees. Bartnoff found that “nothing in the law supports (the) position” that Pearson took on the issue of…

The Roy Pearson Pants trial continues, and Marc Fisher does indeed have an entertaining post up about what’s gone on so far today, including the introduction of The Pants in question: The dramatic moment in Courtroom 415 at D.C. Superior Court revealed that yes, the pants look like they are part of a suit, and yes, the dry cleaners attached to these pants a tag with the same numbers that appeared on the receipt Pearson…

The civil trial for D.C. administrative law judge Roy L. Pearson’s lawsuit against local dry cleaning business Custom Cleaners, in which he’s now asking for $54 million — as opposed to the original $67 million suit he filed in April — is underway right now at the at D.C. Superior Court. WTOP’s Neal Augenstein reports that the courtroom is currently standing-room only. Pearson’s original suit sought damages for the loss of his pants, as well…

>> Roundly derided for over a month now in the media, Judge Roy L. Pearson has dropped the pants from his $67 million lawsuit against Custom Cleaners. In April, Pearson filed suit against the cleaners for misplacing his favorite pair of pants. Pearson has now altered his complaint to focus on the “Satisfaction Guaranteed” and “Same Day Service” promises made by the shop. And now he’s only asking for a measly $54 million. Gee,…