Woman to sue phone company after husband discovered affair through bill ! (NEW)

Ugh that's stupid. She's just angry she got caught. But look that's sort of the risk you take when having an affair. You risk getting in trouble. I hope she loses the case. Sadly in today's world, I wouldn't be surprised if she wins money or a settlement or something. Sure the phone company made a mistake and sent her bill with everything else. But really? She was being kind of needy and demanding.

I think she has no case.

Hi, oldchem. That is what she gets! She shouldn't have been having an affair behind her husband's back. It serves her just right. If she wanted to be so secretive, why didn't she just rent a P.O. Box so that she can receive her private mail in. I guess some secrets can't stay hidden for too long in this situation.

Im not saying that I agree with this at all, but you never know she may actually win this case. If she can prove that she requested her bill in her name then they might have actually broken the data protection act, I dont know what its like in canada but in my job in the uk a husband is not given any access to the account unless the wife has given permission. In theory they have not followed her instructions so she may actually win, unless they advised her that it wouldnt be possible as maybe the phone, internet ect came in a package, or maybe they needed any instructions from her husband as it all seemed to be originally in his name. Really though her husband could have just looked at her phone bill anyway after it arrived to her, so she still could have been caught out.

She may be angry she got caught, but if she gave them specific instructions on how to handle something, then she has a case. They screwed up, completely. Just because she was caught doing something wrong, does not negate the fact that the company screwed up. What if it was a woman, in the process of a divorce from an abusive husband, who asked a company to not send her bill with the main account, for fear of reprisal? Would we be ranting against her then, or would we be properly upset at the company for breaking specific instructions meant to keep her safe? Cant have it both ways. Cant expect a company to keep matters safe and protect per instruction and then forgive them for a lack of following instructions later, just because she was doing something people judge as being morally wrong.

i think the woman is just a little angry that her extra-marital affair has been discovered. her behavior is inexcusable BUT a contract is a contract and considering that todays developed world is very litigious she has every right to sue for breach of contract... but she should know that money will not bring back her husband.

I dont think phone companies should NOT get away with giving your info out to ANYONE, but here in the states husbands and wives can get access to untilities like this but it is kind of odd that the company would have bundled the bill into the cable and television when that bill is already in a different name. Well I guess she learned her lesson....... that you need a pre-pais phone if you are going to cheat. LOL

hmm... thats weird.. but i hope they can settle it well.

If she has specified that the bill should be in her name then the company has made a mistake in sending all the bills in the husband's name, this is a professional mistake and it is not a good one because it has ended up breaking a house, a couple, a family. Though the woman is cheating her husband, she has a right to claim her rights as the law itself states. The case is very interesting and as a law student I will take it a challenge to face the issues.

Its a common cleerical error, and she's not going to get anything out of it. That's not even worth batting an eyelash at. Sometimes, (and compnaies will tell you this) it can take a billing cycle or two to make such a correction. As I don't know complete details, I will not comment more then I have.