Inevitable: UVa fraternity to sue Rolling Stone

Hotair ^ | 04/06/2015 | Ed

[SeekAndFind]

No surprise here, right? Rolling Stone and Sabrina Rubin Erdely committed negligence at the very least in their reporting, and the damage to Phi Kappa Psi suffered undeniable damage in both physical and reputational terms. CNN’s Brian Stelter reported while Columbia School of Journalism held a presser on their post-mortem that PKP will take Rolling Stone to court:

Exclusive: Phi Kappa Psi fraternity at UVA is moving forward with lawsuit against @RollingStone magazine, source confirms.

— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) April 6, 2015

Also Fox News:

BREAKING: Fraternity: Rolling Stone rape story was defamatory, reckless; says it's pursuing legal action.

— The Associated Press (@AP) April 6, 2015

I’d guess that the lawsuit will get settled rather quickly. Rolling Stone’s liability insurer will try to contain the damages to the limit of the policy. One has to assume that they carry a multi-million-dollar policy for this kind of event, so there should be plenty of room in which to work. The insurer will want to limit the damage, plus the magazine will have lots of motivation to stay out of depositions, let alone court:

@TwitchyTeam Discovery ought to be really fun. @EdMorrissey

— The Monster (@SumErgoMonstro) April 6, 2015

Exactly. Don’t expect this to end up in court, in other words.

[stephenjohnbanker]

Force RS in to Chapter 11.

Make em write bad checks : )

[fruser1]

Need to sue that knee-jerk university president too.

[ButThreeLeftsDo]

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[C. Edmund Wright]

Darrin Wilson’s family ought to sue the media too - over the “hands up don’t shoot” bullsh-t......and there are others too.

[ElkGroveDan]

I’d guess that the lawsuit will get settled rather quickly. Rolling Stone’s liability insurer will try to contain the damages to the limit of the policy. One has to assume that they carry a multi-million-dollar policy for this kind of event, so there should be plenty of room in which to work.

If the young man who had a similar name as the alleged rapist/date sues as well it's going to put a squeeze on the insurance company(ies)' ability to negotiate within the limits of their policy. Such surplus liability packages define the limits by "incident" and so any other aggrieved parties are going to fall within those same limits.

[bestintxas]

Any Freeprs know what companies advertise in Rolling Stone?

some type of accountability for any who is called for.

I have never read the mag and never will, but I do wish to send reminders to companies who support a lying publication.

[Drew68]

Any Freeprs know what companies advertise in Rolling Stone?

Let's find out. Latest issue here with Ringo Starr on the cover. Front to back, every ad.

Levis
HBO (Veep)
Bud Light
Calvin Klein Jeans
NBC (American Odyssey)
Transitions Sunglasses
Burberry Cologne
HBO (Sinatra)
Grizzly Chewing Tobacco
Jaegermeister
FX (The Comedians)
Van Halen's latest album
New York Film Academy
Government Mint Coins
Harbor Freight
Avid Pro Medical
Vaporite
Stauer Watches
Theshop.com
HBO (Silicon Valley)
HBO (Game of Thrones

[fishtank]

“Van Halen’s latest album”

What a joke is that one......

[windsorknot]

Rolling Stone gathers. No mas!

[Drew68]

What a joke is that one......

I haven't heard it yet but Eddie really cleaned up his act. Seven years sober, he's playing better than ever.

[bestintxas]

Thx
HBO is dropped
I will go to northern tools instead of harbor freight.

I will also send some emails......