Americans are known for many things, one of them being a propensity to indulge in recreational litigation. Here's another example to add to the list - a Rolling Stones 'fan' has filed a $51 million class action lawsuit against the band for cancelling a show in Atlantic City.
Rosalie Druyan, from Brooklyn, filed the suit in the Manhattan Supreme Court on Tuesday, accusing the legendary rockers of fraud. She claims the group acted in bad faith for cancelling the show four hours prior to its scheduled starting time, when Mick Jagger was ordered to rest his voice due to an ongoing problem with laryngitis.The basis of the suit seems to be grounded in the assumption that Jagger and co. knew well before the cancellation announcement that the show would be cancelled. It is alleged that, had the Stones announced the cancellation earlier, fans would have been able to cancel accommodation and travel plans.
Druyan, who paid $575 dollars for a pair of tickets, was unable to receive a refund for her $300 accommodation at the Trump Taj Mahal hotel. She said, "People came from all over to see the Stones. When you talk about travel expenses, hotel and baby-sitting expenses, that's not a cheap day."
Druyan's lawyer husband Martin Druyan, who is representing his wife, chimed in with, "Talk about no satisfaction".
Undercover would hereby encourage our American readers to file a class action lawsuit of their own against Mr Druyan, for engaging in "obvious and unfunny usage of a pun". Let's make it ... $80 trillion.
