BIANCA JAGGER - JAGGER SUED OVER RING REWARD

JAGGER SUED OVER RING REWARD

A man who found BIANCA JAGGER's missing $255,000 (EUR200,000/£176,000) ring is suing her, alleging she failed to pay him a reward.
Reinhard Ringler filed a suit in an Austrian court on Monday (23Feb09) alleging Sir Mick Jagger's former wife refused to pay him the $12,800 (EUR10,000/£8,800) he is entitled to by law - which states the finder be given five per cent of the item's value.
Jagger, who lost the precious item on 22 August (08), initially refused to pay the fee because of Ringler's "long delay" in handing the item over to police.
Ringler claims he gave the platinum and aquamarine ring to his daughter after concluding it was of little value - and only returned it to authorities in September after seeing press reports about the gem.
The former model then offered to settle the dispute by giving $11,500 (EUR10,000/£7,900) of the reward money to charity and the remaining $1,300 (EUR1,000/£880) to Ringler's daughter.
Both parties failed to reach an agreement and now the civil suit is to go to court on 4 May (09).
Jagger will have to pay $24,000 (EUR19,000/£16,700) - including court and attorney's fees - if she loses her case.