Wednesday, March 16, 2011

What Happens in Vegas sometimes bites you in the butt...

So, funny thing I read yesterday on the intrawebz:
Lauren Serafin’s wedding was set — dress purchased, Ritz-Carlton reserved, honeymoon to Bora Bora booked — when her fiancé called it off, according to a lawsuit filed Friday in Cook County Circuit Court.

Serafin, a Chicago attorney, alleges that her ex-fiancé, Robert Leighton, now owes her $62,814.71 in expenses for a wedding that never happened because of his “breach of promise,” according to the lawsuit.

Leighton, also a Chicago attorney, proposed to Serafin on July 2, 2009 and the couple decided to marry on August 21, 2010, the complaint states.

Serafin says she paid tens of thousands of dollars to prepare for the wedding, including about $5,000 on a wedding dress and about $7,000 on their honeymoon to Bora Bora.

But in July 2010 the couple’s relationship began to deteriorate after Leighton went to Las Vegas for his bachelor party, the lawsuit states.

Serafin’s lawsuit alleges that while in Vegas Leighton had sex with another woman. She became suspicious after reading text messages on her phone and when she questioned him about his activities on the Vegas trip, he tried to move out of the home they shared, according to the lawsuit.

The lawsuit states that Leighton at first denied anything happened in Vegas, but later admitted that he “hooked up” with the woman and that he no longer wanted to marry Serafin.

“The defendant’s conduct was extreme, intentional and outrageous,” the lawsuit states.

Leighton declined comment when reached by phone Friday evening.
Lesson learned? Fellas, if you're going to dump your fiancée make sure that you don't live in Illinois, where "breach of promise" is a valid cause of action. Hell hath no fury like a bridezilla scorned.

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