Commentary - ExamiNation: What's your take on a judge suing a dry cleaner for $54M over a "satisfaction guaranteed" sign?

It is clear that back ground checks are not done or ignored when it comes to appointing a black judge. When are we going to focus on what Martin Luther King stood for and that was to be Judged by our Character and NOT by the color of our skin. Just because he is a black Attorney does not mean his back ground of being a bad Lawyer should have been ignored. Politically correct was not correct in the 1950's when american preached to the world that it was a land of truth, liberty and justice for all and we kknow it was not so being politically correct today when it comes to minorities that can be or are judges( Ms. Sotomeyer)the quality of their character should not be dismissed just because we want to show the world that we have equal opportunity for minorities when it comes to positions of high stature.

There are no words to describe how STUPID Pearson is! Satisfaction guarenteed does not mean you sue somebody to make BIG money! He should have taken whatever money the owners offered and moved on with his life! Now, this idiot's stupidity has caused him his job, reputation and everything else! I hope he gets sued for all the damaged his caused on that couple for 54 million dollars!!!

The fool should be committed to a looney farm. geez How completely preposterous. Why are people allowed to do this kind of thing. The courts are already bogged down. Maybe they could just tar and feather him.

The guy is out of touch with reality & totally unreasonable. Reasonable would have been to ask the cleaners to find the pants or pay for a new pair. His history with lawsuits (trying to disbar his wife & her attorney in his divorce case & and spending 18 yrs as a legal aid attorney & only handling 1 case) shows the man doesn't have a "full set of law books" on the shelf. Disbarment & firing are totally reasonable. This is why people have no respect for lawyers.

This ridiculous case proves he is unfit to serve as a judge and should be removed from the bench. This case is an embarrasment to our legal system. It is a frivolous lawsuit. He should pay all of their attorney's fees plus compensation for their pain and suffering.

Demand your money back and don't patronize the business. Warn your friends too. But don't sue for 67 Million dollars unless your a nut case!

I would take satisfaction quaranteed as a money back gaurantee. The pants should have been replaced and at worst the whole suit (if the jacket could not be matched. Anything over a new suit is just moronic.

I believe the word NUTCASE comes to mind...

This Judge does not appear to have a judicial temperment and his suit should have been thrown out as a frivilous lawsuit from the beginning.This is an abuse of the system.

it's rediculous and shows someone who knows the laws is trying to use it in his best interest...not a fair and reasonable suit

This judge's behavior is a very foreseeable result of the "entitlement" and "victim" mentality that has become so prevalent in our society. An individual (the judge) has been "victimized" by a cold uncaring business, so the business must pay so that other individuals won't be victimized! Of course the "judge" should be removed from the bench, and he should be made to pay the defendant's legal fees - in the amount he himself claims he deserves. What we really need to consider here are the rules and laws that have allowed this case to get this far! This case is a very logical extension of the very rules that the plaintiff's bar has been pushing for years!

This lawsuit is going to be thrown out. The judge is simply giving Pearson no room to appeal. The sad thing though is that here in Australia, Pearson would probably have won.

another example of greedy lawyer!

This is a clear and accurate explanation of why DECENT people have the opinions of these things called lawyers. THEY get laws enacted to empower their greed and use and abuse these laws to steal from those better than themselves. This clown needs to go the way of ANOTHER one~~nifong.

"Misleading signage"? Perhaps Mr. Pearson should get himself a new shingle: "Pantsuit Pearson"....

just goes to show what a joke the legal system is..

if this clown is not fired & disbarred it will only confirm the average citizen's distrust & lack of confidence in the legal system

We have American heroes coming back from Iraq wounded/dead who have fought and given their all for us over here and this judges only fight is over a pair of pants. YOU, SIR, SHOULD BE ASHAMED! It gives me great grief to think that ANY of our soldiers lives were given for such disgrace as this matter.

I thought I'd seen every kind of nut on earth in my 70 years, but this one gives me a new starting place..

Pearson should be fired and disbarred. He should also be required to pay all of the cleaners legal expenses, and an amount to compensate the cleaner for his "pain and suffering" and time wasted over this rediculous lawsuit.

Living in NY all my life and I thought I seen it all. Boy, was I wrong. This bring international attention, and can you blame it ? We have losers, and LOSERS. How low can you go. No wonder other nation view our system as a joke. The fact that our tax money goes to fund a system that is actually running this case is stupidity at best, and to add insult to the injury the guy is a judge??? Justice is literally blind to let this case gone this far. If story is correct, he was offer $12,000 for the lost pant then I wish my cleaner loose the pant every time. I would be a rich man. I wonder how many people who's reading this article can actually afford a lawsuit of $54M. So what kind of message is he sending ? I truely hope he will be disbarred, and make to pay what he has cause. Dude, you bring shame to us and to our system.

This is obviously an unreasonable person, and to think this man is making judgments that affect people and their lives is an outrage.

I can't believe that this wasnt thrown out of court immediately. Entertaining as the whole thing is, idiots like this are the reason why insurance in the whole country is so high.

Having lost a few things in the dry cleaning mill before, I can feel this man's pain, but my pain lasted about 10 seconds and I got on with life. This man needs to see a doctor or take his meds to restore a normal perspective on life. This situation is ludicrous and no one sitting in a judge's chair should have such a warped view of what is reasonable behavior and expectations. Otherwise, he should find something more akin to his personality. A Jihadi career comes to mind.

OMG, this is beyond words. How ludicrous. Typical of someone who wants something for nothing and doesn't care about ruining some elses life in the process. Who would want this idiot for an attorney?? I sure wouldn't. He should be strung up by his groin area and left to rot.

Mr. Pearson should go to a mental house and live there for the rest of his life because he isn't worth to live amongst normal people. He is a shame for the American Nation.

He is a lawyer / judge paid for by our tax dollars, can we sue him for 54 Million because we are not satisfied with his judgment and performance?

I wish that we could see the racial mix of those who agree or disagree with these statements.

This guy's behavior is a totally inappropriate manipulation of the legal system and makes the system a laughing stock. All attorneys are officers of the court and are prohibited from abusing the legal system. I don't know why the Judge is letting him get away with this, but this guy should probably be disbarred as well as not rehired as an administrative judge due to the discredit he has brought to the profession and the court system.

What a sad state of affairs when this kind of ridiculous suit is even allowed to clutter up the court's docket.

You must be kidding even asking this question. Ludicrous the whole thing.

Who cries over lost pants? I mean common, this is ludicrous. He is an idiot for even jeopardizing his job by going after 64 million dollars. He is causing this poor family to get into debt over some pants.

This guy gives attorneys a bad name. He clearly doesn't have the judicial temperament to be on the bench and I am glad Tyrone is recommending that he not be reappointed. There are more than enough qualified and temperate people in the District who could ably take his place!

Judging by what he is wearing in the photo, he would't recognize a $1000 suit if it bit him on the ankle.

The judge is an idiot!! How could anyone agree that the case is worth 54 million. Pay him his 12k for the suit and then charge him for wasting everyone's time.

It is a frivolous law suit and should be thrown out of court. All the judge needs to be given is the cost of the trousers and an apology.

This happened to me before, although it was a computer repair shop. I complained to the person doing the work they had damaged my property. No result. I asked to speak to his manager, and I talked to him. The manager backed the employee. I said I would consider this matter unresolved and possibly pursue further action with the BBB and US Attorney. In the end, I bit the bullet and ate a $300 loss because going through all the effort wasn't worth it. I did make sure to tell everyone I knew about that shop, and recommended nobody go there. I even talked to customers as I was shopping at the shopping center warning them of their practice.

Isn't there a war going on in Iraq?

The question is, what should a regular person do (not a judge), if there is repeated obstruction of justice on a lawful and merit case--Now I have proof of discrimination, and somehow the judge has done his "public service."

This judge needs to apologize for wasting everyone's time and money. If owners agreed to pay the 12K for his pants (BTW no pair of pants should cost that much). Asking for 54 million is a joke. If the owners were black this would not been an issue.

This is such a waste of time and money. This can only happen in America. In other countries, this would never have the chance to come before a judge. How the HELL can this judge determine the fates of others when he lacks better judgment with this ridiculous claim.

I would award judge the ost of replacing his pants, make him pay back ALL court costs including the defendants' legal fees (given that they made a settlement offer of $12,000 for his pair of pants) and suggest to his superiors that he should be removed from his position

I would just ask for my money back. Lets get real , what small bussiness has 54 Million Dollars. The judge has lots of money and time. And just wants to pick on little people making a honest living.

What would you do if a business doesn't live up to a "satisfaction guaranteed" sign? I probably wouldn't go back. To think this is a judge is simply scary.

PLEASE..I have run into tons of places over the years who have not lived up to "satisfaction guarantee" and for one quick second I stop to think that maybe there not having a good day, maybe a home problem, kid problem health problem,or maybe they just cant do any better, what ever is wrong I never take it personal,instead I smile, nod my head and say "its all right, we all have bad days,I have worked with the public for many years and I know how rude people can be..but when we make an honest mistake, thats just what it is. Its an honest mistake, we don't want to have our customers mad or have a feeling that they do not want to come back, after all with out great customers we would not have a great business.

Would it not be nice to sue the Judge for some of the bad decisions he made over his life time. Its all about money for him. Millions from a cleaners, lets get real. If he want to make a statement, let him do something about all the crime, murders, robberies etc. Another guy of out touch like the rest of the phoney elected officials. He should be impreached or somehow be removed from the bench.

I'd sue for 1 billion dollars.

This is the most ridiculous lawsuit I have ever heard of. This judge needs to be disbarred and charged for all legal fees, and he should pay the poor defendants in this case. They are hard working average middle class people trying to make a living in this so called wonderful country who made a human error. He is a disgrace to our country and legal system. If the judge in this case orders that the defendants pay him even one dollar, I will be so discgusted!!!!!!!!!!!! In the meantime I will have faith that it will turn out the right way.

I wouldn't sue the business for $54 million dollars, that's for sure!

The plantiff is an embarrassment to the judicial system. He needs to pay for the defense legal representation, court cost and reparation to the defendants for the public humiliation.