You all have been on a roll today. Great stuff!
I do have a question about non-indicted players suing for damages, however. I would think that the only ones who would possibly have a provable case are those whose job offers were rescinded due to this mess. What case would a 19-yo student have? I agree all of this is awful; but I would think a judge would want quantitative proof of damage. What say ye, lawyer types?????
"I do have a question about non-indicted players suing for damages, however. I would think that the only ones who would possibly have a provable case are those whose job offers were rescinded due to this mess."
Didn't the alleged Atlanta Olympics bomber have a case because his name was bandied about in the newspapers? (And he won, or the newspaper settled for a large sum.)
I think if the players had their names and photos on a Crimestoppers poster, and that Nifong called them all hooligans, might be enough right there for starters.
Not to mention they had their season cancelled, possibly missed finals (lost a semester's work/cost?), have trouble continuing with their education elsewhere (can't transfer),
had "pain and suffering" (ridiculed in class, in campus demonstrations), were lumped together by Duke as irresponsible and portrayed as reckless jocks (impact on their future yet to be determined), and so on.
I think any tort lawyer would salivate at this.