Topic: Nello Balan

Case of the $5K designer umbrella ruled frivolity

AP News - 1244 days ago
Attorney fined $500 for filing lawsuit that claimed supermodel damaged expensive umbrellaIt's a rainy day for the Manhattan restaurateur who sued a supermodel claiming she intentionally damaged his designer umbrella, said to be worth $5,000.State Supreme Court Justice Joan ...

Publicity-Seeking Restaurateur Nello Balan Gets Called Out By Judge Who Never Knew the Love of a $5,000 Umbrella

The New York Observer - 1245 days ago
More than a year ago, a model on a bike named Le Call borrowed an umbrella from restaurant owner Nello Balan when she was leaving his Madison Avenue restaurant. ) The umbrella turned out to be a gift to Mr. Balan from Jean-Paul ...