Woman With Tourette's Tossed From Shiva, Files Lawsuit

A Tourette's-afflicted woman is suing her brother for kicking her out of a shiva service in 2007, but her brother claims she had to be ejected after saying "F--k the rabbi." Karen Feld filed a $110 million federal lawsuit against her brother—Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus boss Kenneth Feld—after her sibling allegedly had security guards beat her up and kick her out of the memorial for their deceased aunt.

Karen's lawyer told the Post that after a warm welcome from her brother at the service, she became overcome with grief and stepped out of the room with her toy poodle Campari. As she walked to the bathroom, three "large, aggressive men" allegedly dragged her down the hallway and threw her out of the building, leaving her with a concussion, fractured ribs, a torn earlobe and a broken elbow. According to court papers, Kenneth claims his sister was acting irrationally and was ejected after saying: "f--k the rabbi."

Now, Kenneth wants the rabbi—identified as Joshua Burrows—to testify in court about what he witnessed while sitting shiva. His attorney is attempting to keep him out of it. This isn't the first legal squabble involving the circus boss and his sister. In 1984, Karen reportedly sued her brother for $10 million after learning she had been written out of her father's will. She reportedly settled for less than $1 million.

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By Ben Muessig in News on March 9, 2010 5:53 PM

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Gotham Extremist

Just watch edge, I am suing you for 3 billion dollars. But I can cut you a deal, I will drop the lawsuit for 3 million. You in?

Splicer

Jeez, my dad used to say "Fuck the rabbi" all the time plus a whole bunch of other things. No one seemed to mind.

The Edge

FUCK! ASS!

PorkJuiceMilkshake

I despise the circus anyway, hope that guy goes bankrupt.

NannyState

Ringling Bros. Barnum and Meshuggeneh Circus

Clarice City

Bread and circus.

FelixtheCat & Christine Quinn'

Kenneth Feld- that BABYKILER should die after what he does to those baby Elephants in Ringling Brothers. Bertha, the latest Ringling casualty, is believed to have died when she was just a few months old. The circus did not announce her birth or death.

http://www.circuses.com/feat/babykillers/

Hagar123

never fails to entertain....

MEDICNYC

You're crazy.

FelixtheCat & Christine Quinn'

Why am I crazy? It is a fact unlike your comment on how EMT takes an oath and how those 2 EMT in Brooklyn failed to follow procedure. WRONG. you don't take any oaths and those 2 followed procedures. This is why they are back on the job with back paid ad NO criminal charges filed against them. And silence From Bloomberg and the heads who should updated the EMT procedures. Colleagues have told me how they tried to stop EMT to help homeless people on the steps and they refused. This is common practice

youngpro

always on topic- thatta girl!

FelixtheCat & Christine Quinn'

Get some professional help. You aren't bothering me by following me all over this site and cross-referencing all my comments. You just seem real insecure and desperate now. but in all fairness to others on this site, why don't you post relevant comments instead of commenting on whether my comments are repeated or cited. You're not even a lawyer if you can't understand copyrights don't apply to comments posted on blogs. Lastly, I am a guy and if you want then you can come and suck my d**K . I am quite sure you want to. nite valeriob oh i mean youngpro.