For the Funnier than Fiction News Files

Okay, here's another news item for my "Truth is Funnier than Fiction" file. Leroy Greer of Houston has filed a lawsuit against 1-800-Flowers because he was sending flowers to his mistress & got caught. Apparently he asked them not to send a receipt to his home, but a few months later they sent a thank you note for the order. His wife opened it, called the company & got the order details: 12 long stemmed roses, a cuddly stuffed animal & sappy love note to the girlfriend, including her name & address. Oops! Here is the case filing:

Leroy Greer v. 1-800-Flowers.Com Inc.
8/6/2007
H-07-2543 (Houston)

Breach of contract action in which the defendants agreed to keep the plaintiff's order of flowers for his girlfriend private, with no record of the transaction mailed to him at his home or office.

Months later, the defendants sent a thank you card to the plaintiff's home, and his wife called the defendants for proof of the purchase. The defendants faxed the plaintiff's wife proof of his order of flowers for his girlfriend, which resulted in a divorce being filed.

Actually the story could have taken a much nastier turn here (think Lorena Bobbit). At least the wife had the self-restraint to just fax a nasty note & then change the divorce terms. Alot of less reasonable people might have reacted differently. The previously amicable divorce has turned into a much more expensive proposition, & now the plaintiff is sueing for monetary damages & "mental anguish". Pu-leeaaze!!!!

Is there such a thing as florist-client privilege?