FORMER STRIPPER, 31, WINS IN PALIMONY CASE.Byline: Staff and Wire Services NORTH HOLLYWOOD - A jury awarded a North Hollywood woman $7.5 million this week in a lawsuit lawsuit: see procedure; tort. against a 64-year-old former lover who met her when she was dancing in a Seattle-area strip club. Janet Janet: see Clouet, Jean. JANET - Joint Academic NETwork Greenlin, 31, accused her former mate of failing to live up to his verbal promise to support her and their daughter and said her victory sends a message that women should stand up for their rights. Legal experts told The Orange County Register that Greenlin's victory is rare, because palimony palimony n. a substitute for alimony in cases in which the couple were not married but lived together for a long period and then terminated their relationship. suits rarely reach a jury and few are won based on a verbal agreement. The blond 5-foot-8 Greenlin was 20 when she met Manny Manny may refer to: In nobility:
Greenlin and Neves did not marry but had a daughter in 1991 and moved to Orange County in 1995. They lived in a 6,000-square-foot house and split up in 1999. Her lawsuit cited numerous examples of alleged abuse, including an incident during a vacation to Yellowstone National Park Yellowstone National Park, 2,219,791 acres (899,015 hectares), the world's first national park (est. 1872), NW Wyo., extending into Montana and Idaho. It lies mainly on a broad plateau in the Rocky Mts., on the Continental Divide, c. when Neves pulled down Greenlin's pants while she was standing by the side of the road, exposing her to cars. On one occasion, Neves, who is now 64, told Greenlin she was ``getting old and women over 30 were over the hill,'' according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. the lawsuit. During the trial, Greenlin was accused of misappropriating Neves' money, among other misdeeds against the real estate developer. But the jurors didn't buy it. ``I was called a gold digger who stole a man away from his wife,'' she said. Greenlin said she wants people to understand one thing. ``Women do have rights,'' she said. ``There are a lot of women out there in situations like this who don't realize that they have rights - that an oral contract is just as binding as a written one.'' CAPTION(S): photo Photo: Janet Greenlin Awarded $7.5 million |
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