ASSOCIATED PRESS — A federal jury awarded as much as $434,000 to a Ukrainian woman who sued the matchmaking service that set her up with the man who allegedly abused her after they wed. Nataliya Fox accused Encounters International of fraud and negligence, saying it should have screened its male clients and told her about a law that helps foreign nationals escape abusive relationships without fear of automatic deportation. Instead, Fox testified, agency owner Natasha Spivack told her to endure the alleged abuse or return to Ukraine.
Mark Brooks: AP, this is not an ‘online dating’ service. It’s a matchmaking service. At $1,850 membership a higher level of service is expected along with a higher level of responsibility. This can’t compare with $25 a month ‘online dating.’