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re: Covington HS student in viral 2019 video wins settlement vs CNN
Posted on 1/7/20 at 2:51 pm to JohnnyKilroy
Posted on 1/7/20 at 2:51 pm to JohnnyKilroy
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Might be closer to a tenth of that if I had to guess.
The kid's attorney wouldn't settle for that paltry amount.
The kid's getting paid because the attorney is going to get paid. And he's a damn good attorney.
Is it 275 million? Nah. But it's probably at least 10, if not a bit higher. Like the other poster said, CNN did NOT want this going to discovery.
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Posted on 1/7/20 at 2:51 pm to WG_Dawg
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but why is a lawsuit being filed against the indian guy?
He lied about what happened in several TV interviews. He was the one that escalated the situation, but he claimed that the kids were taunting them and made racist comments.
Posted on 1/7/20 at 2:58 pm to Centinel
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Nah. But it's probably at least 10, if not a bit higher. Like the other poster said, CNN did NOT want this going to discovery.
Over 10 million?
Some of the most egregious examples of emotional distress claims generated around 1 million or less at trial.
Posted on 1/7/20 at 3:08 pm to JohnnyKilroy
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e of the most egregious examples of emotional distress claims generated around 1 million or less at trial
How many of those were run numerous times a day on 24hr news stations blasting names and pictures?
Posted on 1/7/20 at 3:10 pm to LNCHBOX
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Imagine the amount of trash libs that shite on this dude every time he did anything in public. All over a mindless lib media created lie.
I thought his life was ruined.
I am willing to bet the house most wouldn’t even recognize the kid in public.
Posted on 1/7/20 at 3:12 pm to brass2mouth
The UVA fraternity guys falsely accused of rape (which was a massive international story for weeks, not days) settled for 1.65 million
Posted on 1/7/20 at 3:13 pm to JohnnyKilroy
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Some of the most egregious examples of emotional distress claims generated around 1 million or less at trial.
Did they involve a major US media corporation with a vested interest to make this story go away prior to discovery?
ETA: And don't bother trying to equate Rolling Stone with CNN. You know they don't even remotely compare.
This post was edited on 1/7/20 at 3:15 pm
Posted on 1/7/20 at 3:18 pm to Centinel
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ETA: And don't bother trying to equate Rolling Stone with CNN. You know they don't even remotely compare.
But the rape story was featured on cnn and every other news media outlet for weeks. RS could reasonably foresee that their false story would get picked up by other major news outlets.
Doesn't really matter that CNN didn't make the initial false story. It's not like the RS story was contained to only RS readers.
Posted on 1/7/20 at 3:20 pm to Rock Floyd
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No. There is no such thing as a "Native American" unless you mean everyone that is born here, including you and me.
You should have called them "descendants of Siberian immigrants".
By the way, my paternal grandmother had a healthy portion of "Siberian immigrant" blood. So I get to say that. frick'em, I have more than Fauxcohontas, Elizabeth Warren.
Really sad melt
Posted on 1/7/20 at 3:29 pm to JohnnyKilroy
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But the rape story was featured on cnn and every other news media outlet for weeks. RS could reasonably foresee that their false story would get picked up by other major news outlets.
Again, RS isn't CNN.
Posted on 1/7/20 at 3:33 pm to Centinel
I'm not saying the kid didn’t get paid handsomely for his troubles.
I’m saying CNN most likely didn’t settle for 7 or 8 figures above what the kid probably would have gotten at trial.
His economic damages are close to nothing and emotional distress claims without accompanying economic damages are usually not rainmakers.
I’m saying CNN most likely didn’t settle for 7 or 8 figures above what the kid probably would have gotten at trial.
His economic damages are close to nothing and emotional distress claims without accompanying economic damages are usually not rainmakers.
This post was edited on 1/7/20 at 3:36 pm
Posted on 1/7/20 at 3:42 pm to LNCHBOX
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ETA And
upvote
Posted on 1/7/20 at 3:44 pm to Tactical1
Didn’t you vote for Hillary in 2016 ?
Posted on 1/7/20 at 3:45 pm to upgrayedd
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He should finance an Indian Casino
I laughed hard. Good one!
Posted on 1/7/20 at 3:46 pm to NIH
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Didn’t you vote for Hillary in 2016 ?
No
Posted on 1/7/20 at 3:47 pm to JohnnyKilroy
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His economic damages are close to nothing and emotional distress claims without accompanying economic damages are usually not rainmakers.
You're forgetting about punitive damages. This case was ripe for punitive damages
Posted on 1/7/20 at 3:49 pm to Tactical1
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am willing to bet the house most wouldn’t even recognize the kid in public.
This is a retarded point. It's absolutely meaningless.
Posted on 1/7/20 at 3:49 pm to Tactical1
Who did you vote for?
Posted on 1/7/20 at 3:50 pm to RogerTheShrubber
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This is a retarded point. It's absolutely meaningless.
I was responding to this comment.
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Imagine the amount of trash libs that shite on this dude every time he did anything in public.
So no, it wasn’t meaningless.
Posted on 1/7/20 at 3:51 pm to jchamil
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You're forgetting about punitive damages. This case was ripe for punitive damages
And based on recent case law, the punitives would have been subject to a reduction if they were anything close to 10+ million.
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