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My (Former) Best Friend’s Wedding

June 21, 2021 by Bitter and Abused 17 Comments

I was in the middle of a merger deal, working 80 hours a week, for about two months. For weeks, I’d been telling the partner, I was best man in an upcoming wedding and I couldn’t work Saturday the 5th.  He assured me that I’d be fine.  “For God’s sake, what kind of monster do you…

Filed Under: Columns, Featured, Lawyer Tagged With: Associate Abuse, biglaw, litigation, wedding

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Prenup Party Proceeds As Expected

August 18, 2008 by Bitter Newsroom Leave a Comment

Local media is reporting that a woman in Poulsbo, Washington has been jailed after allegedly “beating up her fiancé at their prenuptial party.” Without elucidating what exactly a prenup party is, officials from the county sheriff’s department explained that the woman’s 12-year-old son told her “he saw her fiancé kissing one of her women friends…

Filed Under: Lawyer, News & Views Tagged With: arrest, police, wedding

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Can’t Wait for the Honeymoon

August 13, 2008 by Bitter Newsroom Leave a Comment

According to reports giving a new spin on the concept of the “blushing bride,” a man in upstate New York was arrested on his wedding day for violating a court order barring him from going near the bride…who also happened to be his ex-wife. Confused? You’re not alone. The man’s ex-wife-cum-new-bride apparently had a standing…

Filed Under: Lawyer, News & Views Tagged With: arrest, wedding

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The Price of Bliss: $150K

July 24, 2008 by Bitter Newsroom 1 Comment

A jury has awarded a Georgia woman $150,000 after she sued her former fiance for canceling their wedding. The jilted bride, RoseMary Shell, argued that her fiance’s “promise of marital bliss amounted to a binding contract,” adding that she left a high-paying job in Florida to be with him and has “suffered financial losses since…

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