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Lawsuit Abuse Claims Another Victim $54 Million "Pants Lawsuit" Puts Cleaners Out of Business We have been keeping you updated on the ongoing struggles of the Chungs -- the Korean-American immigrant family owners of the Washington, DC dry cleaning business that was hit with a $54 million lawsuit ... for allegedly losing a single pair of pants.
As you may recall, a Washington, DC judge last month ruled in the Chungs' favor. But the plaintiff, Roy Pearson, is appealing the decision and prolonging the Chungs' nightmare. In fact, we have learned that the financial and emotional toll of this frivolous lawsuit is forcing the Chungs to close their dry cleaning business. In fact, the Chungs have closed two of their three dry cleaning businesses since the lawsuit was filed.
Chalk up another victim to lawsuit abuse.
 No Laughing Matter While this outrageous lawsuit made national headlines and served as the punchline for the late night talk shows -- this latest development shows that lawsuit abuse is no laughing matter for its victims. The only ones left smiling after these frivolous suits are the trial lawyers -- as they laugh all the way to the bank.
We can share with you all the statistics in the world about how much lawsuit abuse costs our economy -- because it's a lot of money. But tragic stories such as these show firsthand the devastating impact of lawsuit abuse on American small business owners. This situation has served to shine a bright media spotlight on the problem of lawsuit abuse. But it is just one story out of the many in which American small business owners are suffering at the hands of overzealous plaintiff lawyers looking to cash in at our expense.
It's time to turn the tables on the trial lawyers.
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