[AjdeNate!]

October 13, 1993.
Gunther Parche receives a suspended sentence for his plot to critically injure tennis star Monica Seles. Parche would be set free and never step foot in jail again. Later that same day, Monica Seles is served with a summons for a $10M breach of contract lawsuit by Fila. Fila contends that since Seles is not playing, she is not holding up her end of the deal and serves legal action to have their contract reveresed. Fila and Seles would later settle out of court for an undisclosed amount, widely beleived to be north of $5M.

 

[Andrew.]

I still get chills just thinking about that situation. Monica could have been like a Martina N.

 

[Sam L]

Very sad.

 

[Kart]

Fila

 

[kku]

I'm so glad Monica has decided to step away from Germany. Although many may think that this move is a little on the extreme side, I reckon that this is the best way for Monica to publicly show her dissatisfaction with the injustice that's been spat upon her by the immoral people behind German laws back then.

I hope everyone in Germany's blaming that idiotic judge for making such a stupid decision. In fact, it's the first time I have actually hoped for someone to have gotten fired for a "mistake". Well, that judge will be pleased to note that she's won the coveted title as the first (and hopefully, only) person who I want to see jobless

But (and I hope I don't get flamed here - because I consider myself to be Monica's no.1 fan) if that Parche fella was truly insane and mentally ill, then I do feel sorry for him. Those who are mentally ill have less control over their actions and without the help of others, they're far more vulnerable to doing something insane. I'm certainly not saying that Parche shouldn't be justly punished for what he stole from Monica (he practically slaughtered her entire career), but if he really was overwhelmed by a fit of psychological disorder, then I do understand and sympathise with what he went through...but of course, my sympathies for it (Parche) is nowhere near that of what I feel for my Monica

 

[Kart]

I just trashed my Fila cap - ok it's not even mine it's my brother's but he's not here so ...

 

[Ryan]

I just trashed my Fila cap - ok it's not even mine it's my brother's but he's not here so ...

Way to take down the mega corporations Kart.

 

[Kart]

Exactly :yeah:. I'm off go through the rest of my brother's stuff to see if I can strike that mortal wound ASAP ...

 

[irma]

is it true that the attacker of ronald reagan didn't end up in prison in 81 too also because he was irresponsable at the time?

I read that in a book and I wondered if it was true.

 

[bandabou]

is it true that the attacker of ronald reagan didn't end up in prison in 81 too also because he was irresponsable at the time?

I read that in a book and I wondered if it was true.

Hey,hey...it´s only Germany´s system that´s flawed!

 

[SanTaureau Fan]

wait you expect fila to pay Seles millions even when she didn't play?

 

[Kart]

Not millions, billions

 

[bandabou]

No fila can´t pay her if she isn´t playing. It ain´t like Fila was UNICEF or something like that.

 

[Ballbuster]

Must you continue to relive pain. From my understanding, Monica is over it. I'm beginning to believe some of you posters are taking your faves pain and internalizing it as your own. Its not. This is getting to be a sickness.

 

[irma]

wait you expect fila to pay Seles millions even when she didn't play?

many players have been injured for 5 months and didn't lose their contract. considering this was hardly a normal injury, it was very low what fila did

 

[bandabou]

many players have been injured for 5 months and didn't lose their contract. considering this was hardly a normal injury, it was very low what fila did

Yeah, that´s true....I think they should have waiten and see what decision Monica was going to take.

 

[Kart]

many players have been injured for 5 months and didn't lose their contract. considering this was hardly a normal injury, it was very low what fila did

Step seven

 

[stefanieforever]

many players have been injured for 5 months and didn't lose their contract. considering this was hardly a normal injury, it was very low what fila did

I think it was because that FILA knew more imformations about the injury of Seles than you did

 

[AjdeNate!]

Yeah, that´s true....I think they should have waiten and see what decision Monica was going to take.

In fact her impending litigation (as she writes in her autobiog) made her decision to stay away even easier. She felt she was being punished, etc.