The Chung family, owners of the dry cleaners at the center of the infamous $54 million pants lawsuit, has been forced to close their business. Northeast’s Custom Cleaners was shuttered by the family as a result of revenue losses and the emotional toll exacted during the grueling 2-plus year lawsuit the family has endured at the hands of administrative law judge Roy Pearson. Chris Manning, the Chung’s attorney, said in an emailed statement that the…

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…

Ah, the Pearson Pants Saga. It’s a story that will forever be inextricably linked with our memories of the summer of ’07, and is, much like the season, thankfully not over yet. Administrative law judge Roy Pearson, who still has his job but has been officially notified by the panel that will decide his fate that he may soon be fired, has until Wednesday to file his notice of appeal in the $54 million law…

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…