Verdict reached in Rolling Stone defamation lawsuit

CBS News ^ | 11/4/2016

[tekrat]

A jury found writer Sabrina Erdely and Rolling Stone liable on multiple claims in a defamation suit based on a gang rape story the magazine later retracted.

University administrator Nicole Eramo was seeking $7.5 million from the magazine over its portrayal of her in the 2014 story by Sabrina Rubin Erdely about the alleged sexual assault of a woman identified only as “Jackie.” Eramo claimed she was unfairly portrayed in the article as trying to sweep Jackie’s sexual assault under the rug in order to protect the university.

Eramo had to prove that Rolling Stone statements about her made her appear “odious, infamous or ridiculous” and that the magazine acted with “actual malice,” meaning it knew that what it was writing about her was false or should have known it was false.

[tekrat]

Finally a common sense ruling

[Red Badger]

Good...................

[jospehm20]

RS should have stuck to what they know, music and dope.

[FamiliarFace]

Great to hear!

[traderrob6]

I hope Erdely has to pay a % and out of her own freakin pocket.

[justlurking]

Good. Maybe the media will start thinking twice about publishing this kind of crap.

[tumblindice]

Good omen for Melania Trump’s suit against the Daily Mail.

[SPI-Man]

So when will the despicable, lying “Jackie” be outed and how much will she have to pay for the damage to lives and reputations her lies have caused?

[Red Badger]

Probably never..............