The Chungs have closed down

I was very surprised to learn recently that the Chungs, the Korean family of dry-cleaners being sued by DC administrative judge Roy Pearson for a lost pair of pants, have closed down two of their dry-cleaning businesses in the District—particularly the one that served the venerable Mr. Pearson.

While saddened at first, I was quick to notice a great irony of the situation: Pearson lost his lawsuit against the Chungs (appeal notwithstanding), but he still wins in the technical sense because, with his lawsuit, he essentially set out to take the Chungs down . . . and with the Chungs closing two of their dry-cleaning stores, Pearson basically succeeded.

I seriously doubt he has a lot of sympathizers these days, but I still have to wonder if Pearson's doing a little happy dance to mark the occasion.