Chicago Man Files Lawsuit Over Lost Love, Wins $4,800

Stealing someone's heart can cost you: Just ask German Blinov. A Cook County jury ordered Blinov to shell out $4,802 after he was sued by a husband from a Chicago suburb for stealing the affections of the man's wife.

Arthur Friedman used a little-known state law to mount the legal attack against Blinov. The 'alienation of affection' law apparently lets spouses seek damages for the loss of love.

But Natalie Friedman, the woman at the center of it all, claims her husband asked her to have sex with other men and women to spice up their relationship. But she supposedly started having feelings for Blinov, which made her husband file the lawsuit.

"This guy ruined my life � he backstabbed me", Arthur Friedman tells a Chicago paper. "What he did was wrong. And I did what I had to do to get my point across".

Blinov doesn't deny having a relationship with Natalie Friedman while she was married, but he was surprised to learn he could be sued for it.

His lawyer added Natalie Friedman was unhappy with her marriage before the relationship started: "German was not a pirate of her affections. Her affections were already adrift".

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