Ill. Auto Dealer Sues Doc in Rare Tort Claim Over Wife’s Alleged Affair

An alienation of affection lawsuit is a relic of legal history in most states. But not in Illinois, where a well-known automobile dealer has sued a plastic surgeon for allegedly "solicit[ing] and initiat[ing] a romantic and sexual relationship" with his wife, Ronda.

Bob Rohrman, who is president and owner of the Rohrman Auto Group, is seeking tort damages in the DuPage County litigation. His wife, who filed for divorce in April, met the defendant, Dr. Sami Bittar, when an unidentified family member sought his services as a physician in early 2008, reports the Chicago Tribune.

Staff at the doctor's Chicago office said he is unavailable for comment, the newspaper reports.

The Rohrmans married on Dec. 28, 2002 in what the lawsuit describes as a lavish wedding ceremony in Kauai, Hawaii. It alleges that Bittar began wining and dining Ronda Rohman in April of 2008.

Rohrman is represented by attorney Enrico Mirabelli.

Additional coverage:

Chicago Sun-Times: "Bob Rohrman sues doc for stealing wife"