Man sues Hustler Club for $28K bar tab
shadowcat
Atlanta suburb
Posted: 3:50 PM, August 30, 2011
They apparently don't call it the Hustler Club for nothing.
A Manhattan man says he ended up with a mysterious $28,000 bar tab during a single visit to the Hell's Kitchen hottie-spot.
W.A. Ilg says he went to the mammary mecca this past May 24 - and doesn't remember much of what happened after that.
The club wrongfully served plaintiff excess alcoholic beverages such that plaintiff was no longer capable of conducting financial transactions," Ilg said in papers filed in Manhattan Supreme Court.
But that didn't stop transactions from happening. "Thereafter, defendant wrongfully charged $28,109.60 to plaintiff's credit card, a sum far in excess of any reasonable costs for said alcoholic beverages," the suit says.
The suit says those charges are more overinflated than some of the Hustler dancers - but the epidermis emporium has refused his demands to refund the money.
The suit seeks the return of the 28K, plus unspecified punitive damages for the club's "outrageous" conduct.
A rep for the Hustler Club did not return a call for comment.
It's the second such suit to be filed against the W. 51st Street jiggle joint.
Last year, a Delaware man named Gerard Wall says he had a 90 minute gap in his memory and a $21,000 charge on his credit card after having two drinks there. That case is still pending.
Just another dumb ass!
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2) Hope and pray that a jury sides with you.
My question is, how did he get home? If he drank that much and he drove home the club is liable for serving him too much alcohol.
Like many have said so often before, cash only... but if you must, then take a low-limit card. Heck, take out a limited-use "travel" card just for these purposes.
canny, since he's "a Manhattan man" he most likely took a cab and maybe train home.
Since the customer has taken the effort to file a lawsuit, it's hard for me to believe the club acted responsibly with a clear understanding on the part of the customer of the costs being incurred.
It is unfortunate to see these customers being called a "dumb ass", or as in the Daily News article a "stooge", "dunce" and "sucker". They could have been victims. If there was illegal or improper conduct on the part of Hustler Club, I hope the lawsuit uncovers it and awards the customer not only a refund but also substantial punitive damages.
I won't go to clubs that get headlines like this.