Lilith
05-21-2004, 10:09 AM
(submitted by gekkogecko)
Oddly Enough - Reuters to My Yahoo!
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A New York insurance executive
slapped an upscale strip club with a lawsuit after it
charged him $28,000 for a night of champagne and
partying with a dozen exotic dancers.
Mitchell Blaser, who is the Chief Financial Officer of
the Americas division of insurer Swiss Re, filed suit
on Tuesday demanding that strip club Scores pay back
the $28,000 because that does not accurately reflect
his spending at the Manhattan nightspot.
But a Scores spokesman said that, during his December
visit, Blaser ordered five magnums of the club's most
expensive champagne, a 1990 Krug Clos du Mesnil, for
$3,200 each. He also spent $7,000 for lap dances and
the company of 12 girls who surrounded him for hours.
"Obviously, he's pouring the champagne for all the
girls and playing superstar," Scores spokesman Lonnie
Hanover said.
Hanover called the suit "frivolous" and said Scores
has three signed receipts from Blaser over the course
of the night. He said American Express investigated
the matter and found the charges were valid and paid
the $28,000.
In his lawsuit filed with the Supreme Court in
Manhattan, Blaser said he and his friend were
intimidated into signing an invoice for $8,615 by
Scores' staff, which threatened to keep his credit
card. Scores then tacked on an additional $4,000
gratuity without his signature, the suit said. It also
said Blaser promptly complained to American Express.
A $28,000 tab, while sky high, is not unheard of at
Scores, Hanover said. The club has catered to foreign
heads of state, athletes and Wall Street executives.
But he said this was the first time anyone ordered
more than one bottle of its most expensive champagne.
Blaser's lawyer was not immediately available to
comment. A Swiss Re spokesman declined to comment,
saying it was a personal matter.
Oddly Enough - Reuters to My Yahoo!
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A New York insurance executive
slapped an upscale strip club with a lawsuit after it
charged him $28,000 for a night of champagne and
partying with a dozen exotic dancers.
Mitchell Blaser, who is the Chief Financial Officer of
the Americas division of insurer Swiss Re, filed suit
on Tuesday demanding that strip club Scores pay back
the $28,000 because that does not accurately reflect
his spending at the Manhattan nightspot.
But a Scores spokesman said that, during his December
visit, Blaser ordered five magnums of the club's most
expensive champagne, a 1990 Krug Clos du Mesnil, for
$3,200 each. He also spent $7,000 for lap dances and
the company of 12 girls who surrounded him for hours.
"Obviously, he's pouring the champagne for all the
girls and playing superstar," Scores spokesman Lonnie
Hanover said.
Hanover called the suit "frivolous" and said Scores
has three signed receipts from Blaser over the course
of the night. He said American Express investigated
the matter and found the charges were valid and paid
the $28,000.
In his lawsuit filed with the Supreme Court in
Manhattan, Blaser said he and his friend were
intimidated into signing an invoice for $8,615 by
Scores' staff, which threatened to keep his credit
card. Scores then tacked on an additional $4,000
gratuity without his signature, the suit said. It also
said Blaser promptly complained to American Express.
A $28,000 tab, while sky high, is not unheard of at
Scores, Hanover said. The club has catered to foreign
heads of state, athletes and Wall Street executives.
But he said this was the first time anyone ordered
more than one bottle of its most expensive champagne.
Blaser's lawyer was not immediately available to
comment. A Swiss Re spokesman declined to comment,
saying it was a personal matter.