Monday, August 13, 2007

Might have a case...

I'm not normally one to advocate litigation in these sorts of cases and my first instinct is to defiantly ignore the suit as frivolous, but a man who is suing 1-800-Flowers for violating their privacy policy may have a case. While going through a divorce, Leroy Greer sent flowers to the "other woman." 1-800-Flowers sent a thank-you note to their house and when his wife saw it, she called the company, which sent her a copy of the receipt from his purchase to his mistress.

Apparently, the company's privacy policy states that customers can ask the company not to share personal information with third parties and he requested this treatment. Based on this, it looks to be a pretty clear case of breach of contract, which ended up costing him significantly in his divorce.

Married Man Sues Florist for Revealing Affair
ABC News

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.

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