Illinois Man Files Suit Over Lost Love


Jul 1, 6:55 PM (ET)

CHICAGO (AP) - Stealing someone's heart can cost you: Just ask German Blinov. A Cook County jury ordered Blinov to shell out $4,802 last week after he was sued by a husband from a Chicago suburb for stealing the affections of the man's wife.

Arthur Friedman used a little-known state law to mount the legal attack against Blinov. The alienation of affection law, one of eight across the country, lets spouses seek damages for the loss of love.

But Natalie Friedman, the woman at the center of it all, claims her husband asked her to have sex with other men and women - including Blinov - to spice up their relationship. She supposedly began having feelings for Blinov, prompting her husband to file the lawsuit.

"This guy ruined my life - he backstabbed me," Arthur Friedman told the Chicago Sun-Times. "What he did was wrong. And I did what I had to do to get my point across."

Blinov doesn't deny having a relationship with Natalie Friedman while she was married, but he was surprised to learn he could be sued for it. His attorney also said Natalie Friedman was unhappy with her marriage before the relationship started.

"German was not a pirate of her affections," attorney Enrico Mirabelli said. "Her affections were already adrift."

love sucks

Loves a hurtin thing... ....... well, sounds like he brought it on himself in the first place.

Well atleast its better than asking for 50million+ for ruined pants

never ask your wife to have sex with another man.. who's better than you

Although I would imagine this guy probably ruined his pants when he found out his wife was cheating on him...

Ha ha what a unmanly wimpy response.. He should have punched the other guy.. then told him.. he can have his wife because she's a big fat b**** anyway and then gone and got drunk.
It's common sense really.

According to the article Mr. Friedman (husband) requested that Mr. German Blinov (lover) have sex with his wife as part of bedroom fun then thought again after passion turned to affliction. Hind sight, eh?

maybe he's better lover than her husband
RRRrrrrrrrrrrrrr....!!!!!

Maybe he set the guy up by asking him to be with his wife... hoping to get this money out of him. Maybe its a set up between the married couple. Maybe the guy's just dumb.

I thought that the "alien of affection" law was null and void?

It can still be used? I remember it was a big kick like in the late 80's or early 90's people were basing law suits on those grounds left and right.

Wow, you learn something new every day.