This should be laughed out of court. The man clearly has mental issues and I feel bad for the photography company that has to deal with this level of insanity even if they did botch the job years ago.

However I can now see Republicans using this case as the new poster child for tort reform. Simple reasonable regulation would solve something like this, but the proposed solution will be something akin to completely stripping consumers of all rights along with zero accountability for businesses.

This is why I hate white people.

The Onion is prophetic: I always thought mail-order brides from eastern Europe were supposed to get married here, then ditch the husband and stay in the US?

It's a switcheroo!

The Onion is prophetic: I always thought mail-order brides from eastern Europe were supposed to get married here, then ditch the husband and stay in the US?

shows you how shiatty the economy is!

MayoSlather: This should be laughed out of court. The man clearly has mental issues and I feel bad for the photography company that has to deal with this level of insanity even if they did botch the job years ago.

However I can now see Republicans using this case as the new poster child for tort reform. Simple reasonable regulation would solve something like this, but the proposed solution will be something akin to completely stripping consumers of all rights along with zero accountability for businesses.

FTA, it looks like it was kind of laughed into court by a judge amused to see what evidence would be brought forth for the outcome.

Sounds like the set up for an Adam Sandler/Jennifer Aniston movie. Only potentially funny.

The Onion is prophetic: I always thought mail-order brides from eastern Europe were supposed to get married here, then ditch the husband and stay in the US?

Today is "Opposite Day".

That seems rational.

Don't they have a statute of limitations in New York?

"I need to have the wedding recreated exactly as it was so that the remaining 15 percent of the wedding that was not shot can be shot," he testified.
That's mental illness right there.

Andy Bernard, his carbon-fiber vest, and his mail-order bride sneer at your mockery.

Ohhh, Latvian joke time?

Latvian man hear knock at door. "Who is it?" ask man. "Is Potato Man. Am delivering free potatoes door-to-door" say voice. Man rejoice. "Oh! Such a blessing! This must be wonderful dream!" Latvian open door, man say "just kidding. Is Secret Police."

Hah, that reminds me of two friends of mine that got married (and later split). They hired a friend to do the photography, who was quite a good photographer. Unfortunately, the guy was perpetually baked and lost all the rolls of film somehow. Every time they'd ask him, he'd mumble that he left them at this place or that, or that he hadn't gotten a chance to have them developed, etc. Eventually they gave up, sued him in Small Claims, and moved on.

Well, the county registrar LOST their wedding license in processing, so legally they were never actually recognized as "married". Thus, when they split, there were no photographs or license.. no hard evidence to show they were married.

I'm glad the judge is letting this farce continue for her own amusement. It's not like she's helping to destroy an old man's life and reputation by not dismissing it as a vindictive ploy by an unemployed judgment fisher. Glad she could get a few chuckles by wasting tax dollars googling song lyrics for the courts opinion.

This is farklevel of creepy. Creepy trifecta! What's his fark handle? etc

As a professional photographer.... yea, fark that guy.

If the pictures were THAT bad he should have sued right away... Better yet, he should have refused to pay for the botched photos when he was looking at the proofs, and re enacted the wedding THEN, not six years later.

On a personal note... It kind of sounds to me like he just wants to get his ex wive into the country, and possibly back onto his control... yea sort of creepy :/

///Half down, Half upon delivery protects everyone involved.
///Creepy control freak is creepy!

Wow. Dorky annoying American guy marries hot chick from Latvia. Can we say "Mail Order Bride"?

gshepnyc: Sounds like the set up for an Adam Sandler/Jennifer Aniston movie. Only potentially funny.

the premise of the movie:

The guy wins the lawsuit so to duplicate the pictures they need to find this woman and take new pictures of her. The owner of photography place sends his stoner nephew named Skyler with a wedding dress to Latvia to locate the woman and convince her to dress up and take the pictures. The movie is about the misadventures of Skyler and how he ultimately falls in love with the woman and they use the very dress to get married...

I'd have gone with the Sad tag personally. This is the most pathetic thing I have seen in a while. Get over it. Go read The Game or something. Dude, there are other women in the world.

TFA: Of all the many things that make up a wedding, few are more important than the photographs.

Long after the last of the cake has grown stale and the tossed bouquet has wilted, the photos endure, stirring memories and providing vivid proof that the day of one's dreams took place...

Sorry, I had to stop reading right there. The drivel drove me away.

blorpen: Ohhh, Latvian joke time?

Latvian man hear knock at door. "Who is it?" ask man. "Is Potato Man. Am delivering free potatoes door-to-door" say voice. Man rejoice. "Oh! Such a blessing! This must be wonderful dream!" Latvian open door, man say "just kidding. Is Secret Police."

As a Latvian, I find your joke offensively accurate.

Why did his wife leave? What woman wouldn't want to be with the kind of guy who has been obsessing over their wedding photos for six years?

Was it Carl or Masta Shake?

What lawyer would go along with this suit? Especially on contingency?

LincolnLogolas: Hah, that reminds me of two friends of mine that got married (and later split). They hired a friend to do the photography, who was quite a good photographer. Unfortunately, the guy was perpetually baked and lost all the rolls of film somehow. Every time they'd ask him, he'd mumble that he left them at this place or that, or that he hadn't gotten a chance to have them developed, etc. Eventually they gave up, sued him in Small Claims, and moved on.

Well, the county registrar LOST their wedding license in processing, so legally they were never actually recognized as "married". Thus, when they split, there were no photographs or license.. no hard evidence to show they were married.

pics or it didn't happen...

anahole: MayoSlather: This should be laughed out of court. The man clearly has mental issues and I feel bad for the photography company that has to deal with this level of insanity even if they did botch the job years ago.

However I can now see Republicans using this case as the new poster child for tort reform. Simple reasonable regulation would solve something like this, but the proposed solution will be something akin to completely stripping consumers of all rights along with zero accountability for businesses.

FTA, it looks like it was kind of laughed into court by a judge amused to see what evidence would be brought forth for the outcome.

Right so the photographers have to pay for the judges lulz? Its funny to her I'm sure, but shes not paying the bill nor does she care.

The Onion is prophetic: I always thought mail-order brides from eastern Europe were supposed to get married here, then ditch the husband and stay in the US?

With this guys level of crazy is it really a wonder why she left the country?

Need Help Soonish: As a professional photographer.... yea, fark that guy.

If the pictures were THAT bad he should have sued right away... Better yet, he should have refused to pay for the botched photos when he was looking at the proofs, and re enacted the wedding THEN, not six years later.

On a personal note... It kind of sounds to me like he just wants to get his ex wive into the country, and possibly back onto his control... yea sort of creepy :/

///Half down, Half upon delivery protects everyone involved.
///Creepy control freak is creepy!

He hasn't worked since 2008, which is when the marriage soured.

9 1/2 shades of crazy, he is.

blorpen: Ohhh, Latvian joke time?

Latvian man hear knock at door. "Who is it?" ask man. "Is Potato Man. Am delivering free potatoes door-to-door" say voice. Man rejoice. "Oh! Such a blessing! This must be wonderful dream!" Latvian open door, man say "just kidding. Is Secret Police."

What one Latvian potato say to other Latvian potato?

Nothing! No Latvian have two potato!

Need Help Soonish: If the pictures were THAT bad he should have sued right away... Better yet, he should have refused to pay for the botched photos when he was looking at the proofs, and re enacted the wedding THEN, not six years later.

On a personal note... It kind of sounds to me like he just wants to get his ex wive into the country, and possibly back onto his control... yea sort of creepy :/


This, all of it.

Didn't any of the guests take pictures? I think at least one of them would have a picture of the bouquet toss lying around.

Maybe he should sue them, too.

Plaintiff works in finance, nabs a mail-order bride, and is a sociopath. Quite the catch there, and ladies he's available!

Headso: gshepnyc: Sounds like the set up for an Adam Sandler/Jennifer Aniston movie. Only potentially funny.

the premise of the movie:

The guy wins the lawsuit so to duplicate the pictures they need to find this woman and take new pictures of her. The owner of photography place sends his stoner nephew named Skyler with a wedding dress to Latvia to locate the woman and convince her to dress up and take the pictures. The movie is about the misadventures of Skyler and how he ultimately falls in love with the woman and they use the very dress to get married...

So on the nose that I'm willing to bet some Hollywood hack will see this and write it and crank it out. After having the "too cerebal, based on audience tests" parts excised, that is.

MayoSlather: This should be laughed out of court. The man clearly has mental issues and I feel bad for the photography company that has to deal with this level of insanity even if they did botch the job years ago.

However I can now see Republicans using this case as the new poster child for tort reform. Simple reasonable regulation would solve something like this, but the proposed solution will be something akin to completely stripping consumers of all rights along with zero accountability for businesses.

Nah, tort reform is for slip-and-fall cases. You know, the riff raff. This prospective member of the ruling class is just looking out for the poor, maligned one percenters.

if this even gets in front of a judge, I have several school photographers to look up.

/$$ Millions in mental pain and anguish

Perhaps the most disappointing part of the story is the judge appears to have let the case continue simply for her own amusement.

TheGreatGazoo: What lawyer would go along with this suit? Especially on contingency?

FTA, his dad's law firm

In November 2003, Mr. Remis, an equity research analyst, and his fiancée, Milena Grzibovska, stepped into the H & H studio, which was then in Riverdale, met with Mr. Fried and signed a contract to have photographs and videotape taken of their wedding the next month - on Dec. 28 - for $4,100.


I think I found the problem. An entitled 1%-er, with the reality distortion field typical of the rich.

zerkalo: Plaintiff works in finance, nabs a mail-order bride, and is a sociopath. Quite the catch there, and ladies he's available!

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mongbiohazard: In November 2003, Mr. Remis, an equity research analyst, and his fiancée, Milena Grzibovska, stepped into the H & H studio, which was then in Riverdale, met with Mr. Fried and signed a contract to have photographs and videotape taken of their wedding the next month - on Dec. 28 - for $4,100.


I think I found the problem. An entitled 1%-er, with the reality distortion field typical of the rich.

uh, the guy has been unemployed since 2008...

Fear the Clam: Andy Bernard, his carbon-fiber vest, and his mail-order bride sneer at your mockery.

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Is it just me, or does that dude look like Santorum?

Seems to me the judge is letting this one in just to appease the psycho, meanwhile it's costing the studio tens of thousands of dollars already, probably 6 figures by the time is all said and done. Studio should counter sue for court costs and see how fast this guy drops his case before he's on the hook for both lawyers.