Court Rejects Suit by Woman Who Said She Had Sex With Rabbi to Find Husband by Cleveland Divorce Lawyer

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 18:00:13 -0500

Court Rejects Suit by Woman Who Said She Had Sex With Rabbi to Find Husband

by Cleveland Divorce Lawyer (Cleveland-Divorce-Lawyer) @ Wed, 02 Jul 2008 18:00:13 -0500
New York's highest court on Wednesday upheld the dismissal of claimsbrought by a woman who had sued her rabbi for abusing his position byallegedly persuading her to have sex with him to help her find ahusband. The court said Adina Marmelstein failed to meet a rigorouspleading standard required to pursue damage claims against the rabbi,Mordecai Tendler, who Marmelstein claimed told her "he was as close toGod as anyone could get" and having sex with him would be "her onlyhope." Cleveland Workers Compensation Lawyer employment lawyer cleveland