Musician Wins $260,000 In Lawsuit Against Ex-Girlfriend Who Sabotaged Career
Canadian clarinetist Eric Abramovitz was accepted into a prestigious conservatory — but, a court found, his girlfriend at the time deleted the acceptance email and sent him a fake rejection.
by Camila Domonoske
Jun 15, 2018
3 minutes
In the spring of 2014, Eric Abramovitz got the opportunity of a lifetime.
He just didn't know it.
Abramovitz was the victim of a deception a Canadian judge called "despicable," as he granted Abramovitz $350,000 Canadian dollars (more than $260,000 U.S. dollars) in damages.
Abramovitz is a gifted Canadian clarinetist, who received when he was still in his teens. As a student at McGill University, he applied for a spot — and a scholarship — at the prestigious Colburn Conservatory in Los Angeles, where he
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