maybe so, but these two cases filed in the last 2 weeks involving tens of thousands of dollars, involving the CFO of the US division of a huge worldwide financial services corp etc. are getting some serious attention. Scores American Express merchant account has already been frozen, meaning they can no longer process customer charges against AmEx cards. This could happen to other Manhattan clubs very easily as well, because something that DOES carry weight in the real world is a major corporation like AmEx having to eat financial losses and being portrayed in an unfavorable light in the national news media. AmEx could very easily simply reclassify strip clubs as high risk 'adult businesses' and cancel merchant accounts across the board to avoid future incidents like these.
These lawsuits IMHO, in conjunction with the new Manhattan city councilwoman (who has an axe to grind against strip clubs in her district) may have planted the seeds of big trouble for all Manhattan clubs.



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