Man rejected by woman who wanted only to be friends sues her for $3m over ‘trauma’

[Arogab]

I also want to sue my boss for stressing me upside down, inside up. Make me drink whiskey also I want to sue  

 

[Albeniz]

2 hours ago, Genes said:

Ya SLK also can sue the lady who rejected his offer of help to change her punctured tyre, for loss of humanity and due to rudeness of rejection

人帥真好，人丑性騷擾。

[Watwheels]

50 minutes ago, Tkseah said:

Ownself praise ownself as multi-talented... Based on the lawsuit he is obviously not versatile..

My LinkedIn profile not so kilat cos I not so thick skin to praise myself..

They are trying to make an impression. Maybe it works on certain group of ppl but I definitely dont buy this type.

[Jamesc]

"active high-capital trader by night"

Bitcoin trader?

[Jamesc]

You can sue for more money if your boss also buy you the whiskey.

Then it's not only stress you to drink but actually paid for the poison that cause you damage.

1 hour ago, Arogab said:

I also want to sue my boss for stressing me upside down, inside up. Make me drink whiskey also I want to sue  

 

 

[Wildfaye29]

Kkgkks

[RadX]

This one has a clear narcissistic disorder

[Jamesc]

I want to sue Liverpool.

Always lose make me so sian I no mood to massage young lady.

I just rub run only never rub rub with care and love.

Used cars also people lowball me I no mood to carrot them and just accept the low price.

Liverpool owes me 10 million.

If one girl 3 million the greatest football club in the world must be at least 10 million.

[Arogab]

32 minutes ago, Jamesc said:

You can sue for more money if your boss also buy you the whiskey.

Then it's not only stress you to drink but actually paid for the poison that cause you damage.

 

See, I really must sue them. After this holiday come back office still take in so many despite the cabinet already a lot liao.

Not only sue them for this. When they come visit here, they make me stress with so many pick ups and arrangements for dinner here and there. Make me pay for the PP watch they like so much. I wanna sue until their pants drop  

[Jman888]

18 hours ago, Wildfaye29 said:

https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/courts-crime/man-sues-woman-for-trauma-after-she-rejected-him

SINGAPORE - A man who wanted a romantic relationship with a woman initially threatened to sue her for emotional trauma after he found out that she saw him only as a friend.

The legal action was kept at bay after she agreed to take part in his counselling, but almost 1½ years later, Mr K. Kawshigan still could not accept that Ms Nora Tan did not want to be in a relationship with him.

After she cut off contact with him, he filed two lawsuits against her – a $3 million High Court claim for allegedly causing “damage to his stellar reputation” and “trauma, depression and impacts” to his life, as well as a $22,000 magistrate’s court claim for allegedly breaching an agreement to improve their relationship.

The latter suit was struck out earlier in January by State Courts deputy registrar Lewis Tan, who said Mr Kawshigan’s claim was “manifestly groundless and without foundation” and amounted to an abuse of the court process.

In the judgment published on Saturday, Mr Tan said: “Considered in totality, I find that the present action was intentionally initiated by the claimant with the ulterior motive of vexing or oppressing the defendant by requiring her to defend various claims that fundamentally stem from the same factual matrix in different forums.”

He added: “This court will not be an accessory to his calculated attempt to compel engagement from the defendant who, after years of massaging the claimant’s unhappiness, has finally decided to stand up to his threats rather than cower and give in to his demands.”

Ms Tan and Mr Kawshigan met in 2016 and became friends over time.

In September 2020, problems began to arise when they became misaligned in how they saw their relationship. While Ms Tan regarded Mr Kawshigan only as a friend, he considered her to be his “closest friend”.

Ms Tan asked for their interactions to be reduced, which displeased Mr Kawshigan, as he felt it constituted taking a step back in their relationship. Nevertheless, she emphasised the need for boundaries and urged him to be “self-reliant”.

On Oct 22 that year, Mr Kawshigan issued her a letter of demand, threatening legal action for “monetary damages arising from negligent infliction of emotional distress and possible defamation”.

Ms Tan tried to reason with Mr Kawshigan. She told him in a text message that her “discomfort (was) genuine”. He responded by saying she could either comply with his demands to deepen their relationship or suffer “irrevocable” damage to her personal and professional endeavours.

Mr Kawshigan’s counsellor then asked Ms Tan to participate in their sessions. She agreed, as she thought it would help him come to terms with her decision not to pursue a romantic relationship with him.

After 1½ years, Ms Tan stopped the sessions as she felt they had become futile.

In April 2022, she started harassment proceedings against Mr Kawshigan. In response, he alluded to a potential claim against her in a text message peppered with terms like “damage that has strong legal basis” and “make your liability worst”.

After back-and-forth discussions on the steps to be taken to better align their relationship, Ms Tan decided on May 14 to cease communications as she felt she could no longer deal with his requests for increased interaction and his inability to respect her personal boundaries.

On July 7, he filed a High Court claim against her. He alleged that due to certain remarks and negligence on her part, he suffered a loss in earning capacity and business partnerships, as well as costs incurred in rehabilitation and therapy programmes to overcome the trauma he suffered.

Ms Tan then obtained an expedited protection order against him and engaged lawyers to file her defence and counterclaim to the suit.

On Aug 27, Mr Kawshigan filed the magistrate’s court claim for alleged breach of the steps to better align their relationship.

He claimed that as a result of the breach, his earning capacity as an “active high-capital trader by night and a busy CEO by day” has been negatively affected, and that he has had to look for “deeper psychological assistance”.

Ms Tan then applied to strike out this claim.

The $3 million High Court claim is fixed for a pre-trial hearing on Feb 9.

why would the court want to entertain such a case in the first place?

[Ingenius]

11 minutes ago, Jman888 said:

why would the court want to entertain such a case in the first place?

Surely the plaintiff knows his case has no merit and will be thrown away, just like his previous case.  So likely he is willing to waste money and be fined, just to cause distress to get back at the woman.  

[Sosaria]

5 hours ago, Tkseah said:

Ownself praise ownself as multi-talented... Based on the lawsuit he is obviously not versatile..

My LinkedIn profile not so kilat cos I not so thick skin to praise myself..

Nowadays can get chatgpt to write this kind of stuff for you

 

[PSP415]

https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/woman-sued-s3-million-rejected-countersuing-protection-friend-trauma-3246371

Glad that she countersuing. 

Stay safe all 

Cheers 

[DOBIEMKZ]

On 2/1/2023 at 10:53 AM, Watwheels said:

 

What a loser. Isnt this emotional blackmailing?

Saw his pic on LinkedIn. Siah suay, kenna friend-zoned and made it to the news. The face dunno where to put.

Do I need to have a linkedin account to see him?

Instead I googled the news and saw this news; is that the person?

https://opoyi.com/world/who-is-k-kawshigan-singapore-based-ceo-suing-love-interest-for-wanting-to-only-be-friends/

 

[Jamesc]

Maybe he can be friends with Tiffany Miller?

[Jamesc]

He can add some spice

to her life.

[inlinesix]

 

 

[Wildfaye29]

Woman sued for $3m by man she rejected counterclaims for $1,475 and her own counselling costs

SINGAPORE - A woman who rejected a romantic relationship with the chief executive of a drone racing company installed safety devices at her home after the man showed up there to serve her court papers for a $3 million defamation suit.

Ms Nora Tan countersued Mr K. Kawshigan, claiming $474.89 for the digital door viewer, alarm sensor and video doorbell, as well as about $1,000 for expenses she incurred participating in his counselling and “healing” sessions for 1½ years.

Ms Tan, a sustainability manager, is also claiming an unspecified sum for her own counselling sessions.

Mr Kawshigan, however, contended that her act of calling the police while he was outside her flat amounted to defamatory conduct.

The D1 Racing CEO, who is representing himself in court, alleged in the High Court suit that at least seven other people overheard Ms Tan telling the police that she felt very harassed.

The legal dispute between Mr Kawshigan, 30, and Ms Tan, 34, was reported by The Straits Times on Tuesday after a magistrate’s court struck out a second claim he filed against her.

The separate claim sought $22,000 in damages from Ms Tan for allegedly breaching an agreement to improve their relationship.

In striking out the second legal action, deputy registrar Lewis Tan said it had been intentionally initiated by Mr Kawshigan “with the ulterior motive of vexing or oppressing the defendant by requiring her to defend various claims” and was a “calculated attempt to compel engagement” from her.

The court also ordered Mr Kawshigan to pay $14,000 in legal costs to Ms Tan.

Ms Tan and Mr Kawshigan met in 2016.

In September 2020, problems arose when they became misaligned in how they saw their relationship. While Ms Tan regarded Mr Kawshigan as only a friend, he considered her to be his “closest friend”.

Ms Tan asked for their communications and meetings to be reduced, which displeased him.

On Oct 22 that year, he issued her a letter of demand, threatening legal action for “monetary damages arising from negligent infliction of emotional distress and possible defamation”.

Mr Kawshigan’s counsellor then asked Ms Tan to participate in their sessions. She agreed as she thought it would help him come to terms with her decision not to pursue a romantic relationship with him.

After 1½ years, Ms Tan stopped the sessions as she felt they had become futile.

After back-and-forth discussions on the steps to be taken to better align their relationship, Ms Tan decided on May 14 to cease communications as she felt she could no longer deal with his requests for increased interaction and his inability to respect her personal boundaries.

On July 7, he filed the High Court claim seeking $3 million in damages.

According to court documents for this case, Mr Kawshigan alleged that Ms Tan engaged in defamatory conduct against him.

He claimed that she made false allegations verbally to him in the presence of others who overheard their conversations, and that she made false allegations in text messages that were seen by others.

He alleged that her refusal to make amends brought him “great anguish”.

The communications included a conversation in June 2019 while they were in a private hire vehicle. Mr Kawshigan alleged it was overheard by the Grab driver.

Another conversation was made while they were in a cafe in September 2020. Mr Kawshigan alleged that at least three other people heard what Ms Tan said.

He also alleged that at least one person saw WhatsApp chat messages on Ms Tan’s phone between August and October 2020.

He took issue with her call to the police on July 8, 2022, while he was at her door, saying that she “verbally communicated over an amplified speaker”.

He claimed that e-mails containing screenshots of his WhatsApp conversations with Ms Tan were sent to business associates, causing him to suffer “damage to his stellar reputation” as well as “trauma, depression and impacts” to his life.

He claimed that this caused him to lose business partnerships, potential investments and sponsorship contracts.

In her defence, Ms Tan, who is represented by Edmond Pereira Law Corporation, denied that she had defamed him. She said her statements were fair comment and justified.

The matter is fixed for a pre-trial hearing on Feb 9.

Ms Tan has obtained an expedited protection order against Mr Kawshigan, which is effective until the conclusion of her application for a long-term personal protection order. She has also lodged a magistrate’s complaint against him.

Separately, women’s advocacy group Aware weighed in on the case, saying that it painted “an alarming picture of male sexual and romantic entitlement”.

“Women do not owe men their time or attention, much less their friendship, love, sexual activity or emotional labour. Attempting to demand or coerce these things, via legal means or otherwise, can constitute harassment,” said a statement on its Facebook page.

Aware added that concepts such as the “friend zone” - which implies that women should by default be sexually attracted to the men in their lives - are part of this spectrum of male entitlement.