Lawsuit Of The Week: Adulterer Sues 1-800 FLOWERS ('Nother Junk Lawsuit Alert)

Debbie Schlussel.com ^ | 08/09/2007 | Debbie Schlussel

[goldstategop]

If you're going to cheat on your spouse, you might want to consider the hilarious case of Leroy Greer. This advice would best be considered by a certain preoccupied Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Director of Detention and Removal.

On Monday, Greer filed suit against 1-800 FLOWERS for $1 Million, claiming breach of contract (Leroy Greer v. 1-800-Flowers.Com Inc., Case No. H-07-2543 (Houston)). Greer cheated on his wife and sent flowers to his extramarital girlfriend via 1-800 FLOWERS. He asked them not to send a receipt or any record of it to his home or office, conditions to which he alleges the company agreed. 1800flowers.jpg

But, months later, the company sent a thank you note to his home. His wife saw it, called the company, obtained the receipt, and found out the whole deal. She filed for divorce. Above the Law has a copy of the receipt, which says, "Occasion: Love & Romance," and "Must Include Cuddly Plush/Stuffed Animal."

I doubt Greer will collect much in this suit. He certainly doesn't deserve $1 Million for it. Damages have to be foreseeable by the party who allegedly caused the damages. Did 1-800 FLOWERS know Greer was cheating on his wife? I doubt he openly said so. But when a man orders flowers sent to a woman who does not live at his home and asks that there be no record sent to his home or office, it's probably a likely suspicion that the woman is an extramarital paramour.

And then there is the amount he paid for the flowers. In a breach of contract suit, if you win, you will usually, at least, get that back. So maybe he'll get back $40 or $50, plus the filing fee. 1-800 FLOWERS probably has a standard agreement with all purchasers on its website, limiting the damages to a certain small sum. And finally there is the issue of adultery, which is still illegal in most states. Under some law, the commission of a an illegal act limits your ability to sue and get damages over being caught engaging in it. Plus, a court geneally won't want to reward that.

Most people wouldn't have the gall to sue over this. Now everyone around the world knows about the private life of Leroy Greer. And for what?

[TheSpottedOwl]

They do if the behavior is serial and the kids have been exposed to "mommy's friends". And thank God for me that they did. It goes to stability of the prospective homes.

I'm a mommy, and his behavior didn't matter.

It's okay. Justice is mine, sayeth the Lord.

Mommy's friends. Sounds like the hell my bf went through when he was married.

[cosmic_kitty]

Not only that, but a major point here is this. Greer “alleges” that whomever he spoke to agreed to not send any follow up mail at all or whatever. Unless there is a recording of this, or writeen agreement somehwere, then isn’t it just his word against theirs? All this boils down to is the guy is a complete moron. He was interviewed this afternoon by one of our local talk show radio hosts here in Houston and although I missed it, I am waiting for them to link it up on their website. I can’t wait to hear what this diptard has to say in defense of himself. There was rumor that he was concerned that when his wife called asking for the transaction receipt, his concern was that it could have been “anybody” Identity thieves don’t go perusing 1800Flowers looking for potential victims! LOL I just can’t believe this moron is attempting his 15 min of fame in this manner. All he has done to this point is make himself the laughing ass of America and some really good material for late night TV show hosts.