Case #98CH2950: Norman v. Pollard
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Jay Norman, a Chicago-area Buick district manager, took Jeanne Pollard of Chicago to the 1998 Chicago Auto Show’s “First Look for Charity” event. He had two tickets in a drawing to win a 1998 Chevy Corvette convertible and offered to share part of the prize with his date if he won. When he did win, Norman says, Pollard ran up to claim the prize and later demanded that the organizers give her the car. Norman’s attorney says the suit was settled after they agreed to split the car’s $40,000 cash value. The charity event was the couple’s last date.
Damages sought: $120,000+
Jill Kessel of Schaumburg believes that since 1983 the annoying drone of Emergency Broadcast System tests has somehow been including details of her life. According to her suit, Kessel and her family have “experienced public humiliation, public threatening, public/private harassment, [and] general conversation regarding my private life and affairs.” She also claims her family has “suffered so much [that] the magnitude of its impact has been immeasurable because of the threat to their lives and well being.”
