For some people, one of the most important days of their lives is their wedding day; and it doesn't typically involve a New York personal injury attorney. But for one couple, they claim that their special day was ruined by their celebrity wedding planner, Mr. David Tutera. Mr Tutera is the host of WETV's "My Fair Wedding" and is a high end wedding planner to the stars. The New York Post quotes the lawsuit as saying that Mr. Tutera is accused of "defrauding and intending to inflict severe emotional distress on (Chin and Choi) through his gross and irrational actions by taking advantage of their generosity and failing to fulfill his contractual obligations to plaintiffs..."
The couple, Melissa Chin and Steve Choi, claim that in addition to not showing up for the wedding in Singapore even though he was paid to, Mr. Tutera "specifically instructed certain subcontractors in Singapore to not fulfill their obligations for the wedding."
According to the New York Daily News, the complaint alleges that the couple, "had to live in a state of fear as to what what items they needed to pay for in Singapore to make their wedding not fall apart." They claim that due to Tutera's actions, some of the things that they needed to get for themselves included a dance floor and a bridal bouquet.
Mr. Tutera claims that he did not attend because when he contacted the bride's father over a missed payment he told Tutera, "There is no more money... Don't get on the plane." Mr. Tutera's spokeswoman, Ms. Eda Kalkay told the New York Daily News that Mr. Tutera did what he was advised to do. She said: "Tutera did as advised. He looks forward to clearing up this matter in court."
Related Resources:
- PTSD From Wedding Day (FindLaw's Legal Grounds Blog)
- Quiz: Emotional Distress (FindLaw)
- New York Personal Injury Attorney Directory (FindLaw)
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