From the New York Daily News:
This breakfast club is closed: Manhattan lawyer sues posh spa for yanking morning cereal and yogurt, but ends up with egg on his face
A Manhattan attorney who sued a Wall Street health club because it quit serving free breakfast has to fork over $440 after a judge ruled that his lawsuit was toast.
Richard Katz was a member of the posh, exclusive The Setai Wall Street Club and Spa from December 2009 until October 2011, paying $5,000 in annual dues.
He demanded more than $100,000 in damages from the Financial District facility because starting in August 2011, he says, the club busted up his morning workout routine when it broke a promise to provide yogurt and juice alongside coffee.
Katz also wanted $5,000 in damages because, he said, spa manager Amanda Wells had "libeled" him by sharing a copy of an email that she had sent to Katz in which she cancelled his membership and said he had "blatantly harassed (her) in a threatening manner for the duration of this year".
And the case?
Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Ellen Coin dismissed the case without written comment and ordered Katz to pay $440 to the club's lawyers.
Wells' attorney, Ryan Karben, said that at a recent hearing the judge skewered Katz saying "he should be ashamed of himself" for filing the suit.
Karben praised the judge's decision, saying "it's embarrassing to the profession" when lawyers file suits like this because they can do it "without it costing them a thing."
Serves him right. I am wondering if this guy is enough of a putz to appeal. I love Karben's comment: embarrassing to the profession indeed...