Case #97L015744: Shaw v. Zahn
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Hell hath no fury like Kindra Shaw, scorned when fiance Werner Zahn broke off their engagement and nine-year relationship last August. Shaw claims Zahn promised to marry her and provide “$2,000.00 per month for rent, an $800.00 per week allowance, the use of credit cards held in his name and written commitments for the purchase of real estate.” Shaw calls herself “a 49 year old female of reasonable sensitivities” and predicts the breakup will cause her “loss of standing in the community.”
Broadwater v. Chicago Transit Authority
Theresa McGill allegedly received first-, second-, and third-degree burns on Thanksgiving in 1995 while using Tenneco’s “EZ Foil Rack ‘n Roaster with EZ handles.” McGill says the foil pan she bought at Jewel–advertised as the “perfect size for roasts and turkeys up to twenty pounds”–gave way, spilling scalding juice onto her arm. She claims she has suffered “loss of a normal life” as a result. McGill’s lawyers waited two years until Thanksgiving 1997 to file the claim, then hired Minkus & Dunne, self-proclaimed “counselors in strategic public relations,” to publicize the suit.
