[Locomotive Breath]

Did we know this?

As an aside, I took a drive down Buchanan Street last night. 610 is more of a dump than TV can possibly show.

[Locomotive Breath]

ping

[Smokin' Joe]

pingarooney....

[NeonKnight]

the parents of the accuser met with Gary in April. According to Essence — a monthly magazine geared toward black women — the meeting was facilitated by civil rights activist Rev. Jesse Jackson.

[sinkspur]

Did we know this?

"Winning huge settlements" is ALL this has ever been about.

Since Robert Bennett is involved, hopefully he will keep the LAX players and their families focused on insisting on a trial.

[I_Like_Spam]

I wonder if the lacrosse players will be initiating any civil action in this situation.

It would appear that they have cause, Mr. Niphong and the others have basically ruined their lives in this case, and the future of a couple dozen young men attending a top school like Duke is worth a lot more in civil court than the limited future of a professional escort who likely has a drinking/substance abuse problem from the reports I've seen.

[jiggyboy]

civil law deals in torts or harms inflicted by one person upon another; its purposes are compensation for actual damages and, in the case of intentional harm, compensatory and punitive damages as well.

I'd say the accuser really doesn't want to be in a courtroom where "actual damages" and "intentional harm" to one of the parties in this case are topics of discussion.

[FreedomPoster]

Responding to your aside, I bet the house I lived in, in college, was more of a dump.

[Enterprise]

It would be one thing if a rape had actually occurred. The depositions would be still be rough, but in this case, with tons of doubt about the truth of both the A/V and Kim, the depositions will be devastating because they will have to face hours and hours of questioning by highly skilled attorneys. Any deviation, any mistake, is going to cost them big time in court. And they will be in legal jeopardy if they get on the stand and change their testimony. Nonetheless, it will still cost the parents a lot of money defending their sons.

[TommyDale]

The absolutely worst thing that could happen would be for the defendants to offer any sort of settlement, even $1. This needs to go to a fair jury, if one is to be found. North Carolina is full of people who file ungrounded civil suits, just looking for the $10,000 "nuisance" fee to go away. It happens all the time, because the minimum cost of an actual trial to defend one's self is $20,000 to $30,000 and that would be without the expert witness fees.

If a civil suit is filed by the accuser, the defendants must immediately file a countersuit to stop them. When people get countersued while filing a frivolous or false claim, they will end up getting screwed, pun intended.

[Gay State Conservative]

If any of this can be proven by the defendants it will certainly come up in the criminal trial.These kids absolutely *must* get this trial moved to a part of NC that's less PC than Durham.

[RetiredArmy]

THIS ENTIRE MATTER, AS I HAVE POSTED HERE BEFORE, IS ALL ABOUT MONEY, AND NOTHING BUT MONEY BY THIS TRAMP. She sees the rich, white boys as her retirement fund. IT IS, WAS, AND ALWAYS WILL BE ABOUT THE MONEY. She said it herself, how could she swing this to her favor. End of argument.

[Mr. K]

As an aside- maybe these kids from Duke will think twice about the kind of 'entertainment' they choose in the future.

They ARE guilty of being degenerate already- thats undeniable.

[YourAdHere]

Is 'Duke' Case Headed to Civil Court?

Did Rosco finally catch dem Duke Boys?

[Perdogg]

Discovery is a be-yotch!

[old and cranky]

Question: A civil trial would have to wait until the criminal trial is over, correct? Or can the AV file a civil suit anytime?

Perhaps, if she really wants compensation, her family would push the DA for a speedy criminal trial so they could get on with their civil suit....

[Alia]

HA! That's not what I read last night. I read that Willis had BEEN TRYING to contact the FA's mother to offer assistance, and she refused.

[A CA Guy]

The rape shield law will not protect her in civil court and she would be made to take the stand.

If that state has loser pay laws for frivolous suits, she might want to re-think that.

[nopardons]

Yes.

[Locomotive Breath]

Lawyer urges accuser's kin to stop statements

After almost daily appearances on national television, the family of the woman accusing three Duke lacrosse players of rape is being urged to take a lower profile.

The family has turned to local lawyer Mark Simeon, who said he plans on cutting off the family's frequent statements to the media and appearances on national television.

"It's created problems," Simeon said. "They have been inadvertently hurting their daughter."

Simeon has said that he would like to represent the accuser in any future civil litigation. However, he said, he has not spoken to the accuser.

He also represents Kim Roberts, the other dancer hired through an escort service to perform at the March 13 Duke University lacrosse party.

[SmoothTalker]

Not a suprise. I was guessing all along this was just an attempt to scam some money out of the families of well to do students.