One occasionally hears the story of the overly attached girlfriend. She is something of an urban legend. Such a person can become really vicious if she becomes an ex-girlfriend.

Quebec clarinetist awarded $350K after ex-girlfriend sabotages career opportunity (CBC)

Eric Abramovitz was on his way up when his then-girlfriend sabotaged a unique opportunity that could have propelled his career further and faster.

A gifted clarinetist who had been playing since he was seven years old, he won the Canadian Music Competition six times and performed with the Quebec Symphony Orchestra, the National Arts Centre Orchestra and the McGill Symphony Orchestra.

So when Abramovitz, who grew up in Quebec and was studying music at McGill University at the time, was accepted into a prestigious — and highly selective — music program in California in 2014, it could have been the opportunity of a lifetime.

Except he never received his acceptance letter, after his then-girlfriend intercepted and then deleted the email telling him he’d gotten in.

Now, an Ontario Superior Court judge has awarded Abramovitz $350,000 in damages after it found that his former partner, Jennifer Lee, had cost him a “unique opportunity” through her interference in his career as a professional musician.

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