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Rogers privacy violation contributes to divorce

She should have sued for more.

Also, this wasn't a "mix up". It was deliberate. It was Rogers who unilaterally decided to do this without consent.

reply to TLS2000
Don't buy it for one second! I call scam. The wireless bill was going to their address in a separate bill in the first place. Why couldn't he clue in long before and look at the wireless bill to see the long phone calls. This is typical of American lets sue anyone for my own faults syndrome.

There's no "scam" involved ... Rogers had no right to combine the bills.

I dunno what goes on in your house, but I don't open mail addressed to my spouse or anyone else in my house, unless directed to do so.

As to whether Rogers contributed to the divorce is questionable, because what might have happened if the bills hadn't been combined can only be speculation.

Imagine though if you had a friend temporarily living with you (I lived with friends on and off for 5 months while relocated for employment - it happens, or you have a lodger, or you're sharing a house ... would you be happy if Rogers combined your bill with others in the house "for convenience"?

Rogers did violate privacy and contracts ... and then used the excuse that it saved them and the bill payers some money! That's a pitiful excuse.

So, yes, she should go after them for violation of privacy (and contract violation), and it probably DID contribute to the outcome (we can speculate too that it might have been diffused before accidental discovery).

reply to TLS2000
she got OWNED! now shes trying to put the BLAME on someone. FORGET IT, it wont bring back your marriage, move on sweet heart and learn from your mistakes, next time don't cheat on your man. pay the price now.

no body respects cheaters.
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reply to Paolo
She got owned alright. By Rogers.

reply to TLS2000
I agree with sbrook Rogers did violate privacy and contracts ... and then used the excuse that it saved them and the bill payers some money! That's a pitiful excuse. Rogers needs to come back to Earth ,once again greed rears it's Corp. head who cares if she cheated or not she has to live with that,constant breech of contract should be Rogers name since it gets rewritten every other month to justify some new bs money grab

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reply to TLS2000
Here's a question: If she hadn't been cheating in the first place, would she have sued Rogers for their obvious and stupid error?

(Off-topic - $100,000 for being an apartment rental agent??? When I was renting, the 'rental agents' in my building were almost going non-stop, had their place paid for, dealt with a ton of shit and weren't making half that.)

Would Rogers' obvious and stupid error have caused damage if she wasn't having the affair? She may have cheated for 20 years without getting caught, or realized that she'd be happier with/without her husband if Rogers hadn't violated her privacy and contract.
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reply to TLS2000

Re: Rogers privacy violation contributes to divorce

reply to TLS2000
I know many people who although they are married keep separate finances.

I suspect that this was the case with this couple. Rogers violated her privacy and contract agreements by combining the two bills.

Regardless of her actions, Rogers screwed up huge and should pay for it.

reply to TLS2000
I'm not going to side either way after see the replies but this stuck out at me:

"Nagy discovered how her husband found out after Rogers left her a voicemail, in late August 2007, advising that it was about to terminate her cellular services because of unpaid invoices. That’s when she learned Rogers had terminated her account in her maiden name and included it in the global account. Rogers says the invoice was sent to “Ms.” and her husband’s surname."

Sure maybe Rogers violated some privacy laws but she was obviously not smart enough to pay her bills!

reply to blueeyesm
blueeyesm,

She definitely has a contract breach ... handled by CCTS
She definitely has a violation of privacy (under PIPEDA) ... handled by Privacy Commissioner

Now, the question is, assuming this is a breach of the contract and PIPEDA, the important question is not would she have sued, but COULD she have sued?

Has she suffered a fiduciary loss? Possibly as she now has to probably take a fair bit of time to get Rogers to separate the bills again. Although it isn't going to be a huge sum by any stretch of the imagination. Is there a non-fiduciary loss? Well, there's where the question of the divorce comes into play. Undoubtedly there was a contribution to stress of the situation. Remember it's not actually "illegal" to have an affair ... it's just the breaking of a social contract with moral overtones. Then there's simply "punitive damages".

The question that comes with the loss is the "no clean hands" edict ... put simply, the claimant must not have "misbehaved" which has in turn lead to the claim. While an affair isn't "illegal" would a court consider it to be "misbehaving". (The rule is similar to a criminal shall not profit from his crimes)

reply to TLS2000
Did Roger's make a boo-boo combining the bills? Yup. Should they be responsible to cover any costs incurred DIRECTLY related to that error? Yup. Does that include her divorce? Nope. Her husband could have picked up the opened bill off the counter, or seen it in the waste-pail, and had the same result...

She should have gotten a pre-paid... No bills, means no paper-trail to get caught with... (Or so I've heard... :P)

reply to TLS2000
Is it a rogers only thing of showing the numbers you call on the bill? Im with telus and ive never had the numbers i call show up on the bill.

All cellphone bills I've ever seen (Rogers/Fido/Wind) itemize each call. Ditto with business lines (Primus, Unitel, Bell).

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