Neighbor Wars Continue: Sean Connery Sued for $30 Million
Thu Dec 27, 2007 @ 11:46AM PSTPosted by Eriq Gardner
Yet another neighbor-suing-celebrity lawsuit to add to the quickly-growing list. And this one is a doozy.
Dr. Burton Sultan is suing his East 71st Street (New York) neighbor Sean Connery for $30 million, claiming that Connery's townhouse renovations were so bad, they created "foul odors and rat infestation." Remarkably, this is the ninth lawsuit between the original (and best) James Bond and his irked neighbor. Previously, Sultan claimed Connery to be a "foulmouthed, fat old man" who played "loud music all the time while stomping about." Sultan also claimed Connery slammed a door in Sultan's daughter's face. In turn, Connery has countersued on multiple occasions.
New York Supreme Court Justice Marcy Friedman is getting sick of the two. Although she refused to throw out Sultan's lawsuit, she wrote an opinion that blasted both sides. "Regrettably, both parties to this dispute have engaged in a 'slash and burn' litigation strategy that has at times been duplicative and exceedingly burdensome to their adversaries and the courts," Friedman wrote.
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