6 years later man now divorced suing photographer for missing the last 15 mi

If this had come about shortly after the wedding then fair enough, if the contract stated X hours then they should have provided X hours of coverage.

However, the 6 years later, divorced and wanting to recreate the event screams to me that this man is still in love with his ex-wife and is clinging on to the hope that the re-created wedding will some how recreate the spark.

In reality though, this should have been laughed out of court!
 
Can you see it happening in Great Britain?
 
I wonder how a 3 man crew managed to miss the last 15 minutes? Is there more to this story. Was the first dance/reception running very late? The court case should be fun to watch.
 
Harvey_nikon said:
seeing as we seem to be on the same "compensation culture" curve that the USA is on, just a few years behind, yes I can :(
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I don't think it would be quite as bad, but I can see where you are coming from. The 6 year gap is the really incredible part about this, as well as the money involved $50K:eek:
If you wish to take a medical negligence case to court in this country, then you have to start the action within 3 years of the alleged negligence taking place, so I think that this sort of thing is thankfully not going to happen
 
The syndic in me would not be surprised to hear that an out of court settlement of about 30% of the claim puts an end to this
 
The ex wife has left him and buggered off to Latvia or somewhere (and is out of contact apparently)
 
swanseamale47 said:
Thats going to make re-staging the wedding a tad more difficult. :nuts:
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Maybe they want them post processing to look 6 years younger and 20lbs slimmer too

Joking apart, it is bloody ridiculous, and the best solution is to offer the guy 7.5 mins free coverage on his next wedding he books with the studio
 
Maybe he just found out that he can sue the photographers. This is no different to those here in the UK who found out 10 years later that they can sue their banks for overcharging them.
 
ziggy©;4154293 said:
Maybe he just found out that he can sue the photographers. This is no different to those here in the UK who found out 10 years later that they can sue their banks for overcharging them.
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He apparently filed the lawsuit in 2009, just before the statute of limitation expired, so do we want to bet that was around the time his marriage hadfallen apart? :whistling: Oh yes...it was


Like Wayne though, I suspect there is more to this than is being said, I don't see how a 3 man team could have missed the last 15 mins without some mitigating circumstances.


Anyone want to share a large tub of popcorn whilst watching this one go through the court? :D
 
Yv said:
He apparently filed the lawsuit in 2009, just before the statute of limitation expired, so do we want to bet that was around the time his marriage hadfallen apart? :whistling: Oh yes...it was


Like Wayne though, I suspect there is more to this than is being said, I don't see how a 3 man team could have missed the last 15 mins without some mitigating circumstances.


Anyone want to share a large tub of popcorn whilst watching this one go through the court? :D
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Count me in. :)
 
wwohohohoooo !!!

what a brick . with a p .


FWIW - absolutely no chance her name was milena :P
 
Sign of our times unfortunately and it won't be long before it happens here.
 
This isn't a case of 'lost his wife-wants to recreate the day' but ' lost his job, found a potential revenue stream'.
If he wins, there's no compulsion for him to restage the wedding.
 
I'm so pleased I'm retired :D
 
An important part of the story most have missed:

Mr. Remis’s lawyer works for Goodwin Procter, where Mr. Remis’s father, Shepard M. Remis, is a litigation partner.


Has daddy said lets make some money for you son.
 
In no way am I defending this guy, but I've given it a bit of thought:
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Remember after years of debate, the judge has seen that there is evidence to proceed here. If the photographer has breached his own contract, is this a stupid claim?

Photographer contracts to work 8 hrs (or whatever), photographer leaves 15 minutes before allotted time, therefore missing the bouquet toss and last dance; Groom loses his job and his wife so decides to sue someone he paid that failed to provide the contracted service.

As photographers we shouldn't be looking at this and seeing stupid or greedy; we should be asking ourselves if our contracts and / or behaviour open us up to being a victim of this sort of thing.

And if we are at risk - we should change our contracts / behaviour.
 
Why did they go early(Very unprofessional) Why did he wait so long(Very Insincere).
 
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