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kayjatta
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 Posted - 15 Aug 2007 : 10:55:20
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Fri, Aug 10, 2007
http://abcnews.go.com/TheLaw/story?id=3464095
Married Man Sues Florist for Revealing Affair:
Man Sues for $1 Million After Wife Discovers He Bought
Flowers for His Girlfriend
A married man is suing 1-800-Flowers for $1 million
for revealing that he was cheating on his wife.
Leroy Greer said in a lawsuit filed this week in a
federal court in Texas that he bought flowers for his
girlfriend through 1-800-Flowers. He asked to keep his
purchase private.
Greer said he was referred to the company's privacy
policy, which states that customers can ask
1-800-Flowers not to share personal information with
"third parties."
But, the lawsuit says, 1-800-Flowers sent a thank-you
note to his house and his wife saw it. When she called
the company, 1-800-Flowers faxed her a copy of the
receipt from Greer's secret purchase.
The receipt revealed that Greer had sent another woman
a dozen long-stemmed red roses, along with a note that
read, "Just wanted to say that I love you and you mean
the world to me!" according to court documents.
The couple was already going through what Greer's
attorney described as an amicable divorce.
After learning of the affair, Greer's wife asked for a
$300,000 divorce settlement in addition to child
support, said Kennitra Foote, Greer's attorney.
"That thank-you note is going to cost him money,"
Foote said.
Greer is asking for $1 million for breach of contract
and deceptive trade practices.
"This is not a moral issue," Foote said. "The issue
is, is 1-800-Flowers in the business of causing
divorce or are they in the business of sending flowers
and sticking to their privacy policy?"
A 1-800-Flowers spokesman said the company does not
comment on pending litigation. In a statement,
spokesman Steven Jarmon said, "We take all matters
relating to our customers seriously; however, we are
not responsible for an individual's personal conduct."
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kayjatta
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Posted - 15 Aug 2007 : 11:00:04
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| hmm... quite interesting , isn't it ? |
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Santanfara
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Posted - 15 Aug 2007 : 11:48:29
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Originally posted by kayjatta
hmm... quite interesting , isn't it ?
kay ,that man should be ashame of himself but this is america ,every thing can be contested. |
Surah- Ar-Rum 30-22
"And among His signs is the creation of heavens and the earth, and the difference of your languages and colours. verily, in that are indeed signs for men of sound knowledge." Qu'ran
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kayjatta
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Posted - 15 Aug 2007 : 11:53:38
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| His lawyer said this is not about morality , its about a breach of contract and monetary damages...Quite interesting , right ? |
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Santanfara
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Posted - 15 Aug 2007 : 11:56:29
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Originally posted by kayjatta
His lawyer said this is not about morality , its about a breach of contract and monetary damages...Quite interesting , right ?
but if the man win the case his wive could file for devorce which will lead to the spliting of the money. so there is some moral issues to consider. again it will set a president for other to follow suit. what about the jerry springer type of arrange srories . |
Surah- Ar-Rum 30-22
"And among His signs is the creation of heavens and the earth, and the difference of your languages and colours. verily, in that are indeed signs for men of sound knowledge." Qu'ran
www.suntoumana.blogspot.com |
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kayjatta
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Posted - 15 Aug 2007 : 12:08:01
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| Yeah , I know . The woman is already filing for a divorce settlement of $300,000 plus child support. |
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sisay
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Posted - 16 Aug 2007 : 04:12:02
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I'm not sure the wife will be entitled to any of the 1 million if he wins, since they were already legally separated and in the process of divorce.
That man tries to claim that the affair happened after they had already been "in the process of an amicable divorce". It is obvious, however, that this affair started earlier. The real issue here is that when things got hard between him and his wife he gave up on her. That will go a long way in their divorce proceedings which is why he is anticipating losing the extra $300,000.
It's hard to argue the morals without all the facts, but he is foolish for publicly painting himself as a cheat by filing this suit. His wife will fight him harder and he will need to get a more expensive lawyer and in the end they will both be left with very little, if not nothing. The real losers will be the children, who will not be provided for as well as they should. Also, if they are going to school, they will be made fun of. |
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kayjatta
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Posted - 16 Aug 2007 : 09:03:41
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I don't think they are legally separated. They still live together , but have an amicable (friendly) divorce process going on.The revealation of the affair is what cause the divorce process to become a big fight.The wife is angry by the fact that the husband has been cheating on her and now wants to hit back by taking as much money as possible from him ($300,000 plus child support).The man on the other hand is suing the flower company because he alleges that they are the cause of his problem. If the flower company did not send a "thank you letter" to his home address (which his wife received) his divorce would not have cost him so much money ($300,000 plus child support). So in short , he is saying that the flower company's action caused him a damage and he wants the courts to make the flower company pay for that damage. He alleges that he told the flower company that he wants the matter to be confidential/private and the flower company agreed (as also indicated in their privacy policy ?) Hence a breach of contract. Should be interesting ?
By the way the judge who sued the dry cleaning company ( for a million dollars?) for his lost pant is appealing the case .... |
Edited by - kayjatta on 16 Aug 2007 09:05:16 |
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gambiabev
United Kingdom
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Posted - 16 Aug 2007 : 09:59:18
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Certain trades rely on being confidential with their clients.
I owned a small hotel in York for many years. You have your own morals, but can't impose your morals on other people. The business relied on clients being private. What they did behind the closed room door and with whom was their own business.
A break of confidentially is a fault of the business and shows lack of service. However the man sueing for this in USA shows some nerve and I think it only makes him look foolish and bad!   How humiliating for his wife. No wonder she is angry!!! |
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kayjatta
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Posted - 16 Aug 2007 : 10:07:20
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| Right Bev. Confidentiality is a huge issue in business dealings. What i am worried about however is that whether sending a thank you letter to his home address breaches a contract of confidentiality. His home address is private afterall ? Are you talking about humiliation , Bev ? Hey this is post-Clinton era America ... |
Edited by - kayjatta on 16 Aug 2007 10:07:52 |
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fee_sweetie
United Kingdom
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Posted - 16 Aug 2007 : 20:37:49
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I have to say, as being a florist myself, yes we could keep confidentiality with our customers but if its a busy shop with many staff, then wires can get crossed as not everyone is aware of each order. Anyway what goes around comes around and it serves him right for cheating!!!! Things always have a way coming round and biting you in the butt!! 
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"Religion is an insult to human dignity. Without it you'd have good people doing good things + evil people doing evil things but for good people to do evil things it takes religion"- Richard Dawkins |
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jambo
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Posted - 17 Aug 2007 : 10:54:39
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if he wants things kept secret you do not tell other people, he did wrong to have an affair, and to tell strangers about it.
what nonsense, i hope his wife does get more moeny, this is all about him.
adultery does not pay.  |
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Aku_pickin
Christmas Island
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Posted - 17 Aug 2007 : 19:38:31
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Hmmm.... well I like what someone suggested on the ABC comments about this case, "
Maybe 1-800-Flowers lawyers should sue him for inducing them to be unwitting participants in fraudulent and deceiptful practices on his wife....
Posted by:
usscotdancer Aug-13" |
Justice must be served as impunity brings more repression and corruption! |
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toubab1020
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Posted - 17 Aug 2007 : 19:45:56
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I am quite safe then no one sends me flowers!!
And I am too tight to send anyone else flowers!!  |
"Simple is good" & I strongly dislike politics. You cannot defend the indefensible.
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kayjatta
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Posted - 18 Aug 2007 : 21:00:36
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| Aku: what would the 1-800 Flower pray for ? I don't think they will have any case , but what theory of damages would they base their claim on ? |
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che
South Africa
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Posted - 22 Aug 2007 : 15:06:15
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| Hmm.Affairs and flowers.Why tell?.Let him be shaken a bit. |
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