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Erin Andrews awarded $55 million in Marriott lawsuit
Sports Illustrated (wire) ^ | March 7, 2016

Posted on 03/07/2016 3:27:31 PM PST by ConservativeStatement

A jury awarded $55 million to Fox Sports reporter Erin Andrews in her lawsuit against a Nashville Marriott hotel on Monday.

Andrews sued the hotel alleging it acted negligently when allowing a man who was stalking her to book the room next to hers and surreptitiously film nude videos of her in 2008 while she worked for ESPN. The stalker, Michael David Barrett, posted the videos online and pleaded guilty to stalking charges, for which he was sentenced to 30 months in prison.

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1 posted on 03/07/2016 3:27:31 PM PST by ConservativeStatement
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Is she getting an Academy Award for her tear-jerker performance before the jury, too?


2 posted on 03/07/2016 3:29:43 PM PST by Obama_Is_Sabotaging_America
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Jackpot!


3 posted on 03/07/2016 3:31:03 PM PST by Fhios (Going Donald Trump is as close to going John Galt as we'll get.)
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To: ConservativeStatement

Why?
This is ridiculous. Its offensive.
People get relatives killed, or maimed themselves and get less.

So she was offended and her feeling were hurt? Come on!

An amount thing north of 20,000 and less than 100,000 would have ben more than adequate.

We need tort reform!


4 posted on 03/07/2016 3:31:56 PM PST by Toughluck_freeper
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Erin Andrews awarded $55 million in Marriott lawsuit

For someone taking naked pictures of her? That jury needs to go to jail.

They are effectively stealing someone else's money.

5 posted on 03/07/2016 3:31:58 PM PST by DiogenesLamp ("of parents owing allegiance to no other sovereignty.")
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Andrews sued the hotel alleging it acted negligently when allowing a man who was stalking her to book the room next to hers and surreptitiously film nude videos of her in 2008 while she worked for ESPN.

How was the hotel supposed to know this guy was stalking her?

55 million...series???

6 posted on 03/07/2016 3:32:24 PM PST by Las Vegas Ron ("Medicine is the keystone in the arch of Socialism" Vladimir Lenin)
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To: ConservativeStatement

How in the world can 55 million in damages be justified?


7 posted on 03/07/2016 3:33:11 PM PST by Brooklyn Attitude (It's the apocalypse, lets have some fun!)
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I am taking applications now for a person who will stalk my wife and take videos naked or otherwise at an expensive hotel chain... with the intent of suing them. It might involve a small amount of prison time, but if we can keep it on the down low... we will be glad to split part of the booty with you. She probably won’t be able to get as much as a young ESPN host, but after the lawyers take their cut of the millions, we should still have a few thousand to split.


8 posted on 03/07/2016 3:33:43 PM PST by fireman15 (The USA will be toast if the Democrats are able to take the Presidency in 2016)
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To: Toughluck_freeper
This is ridiculous. Its offensive. People get relatives killed, or maimed themselves and get less.

So she was offended and her feeling were hurt? Come on!

An amount thing north of 20,000 and less than 100,000 would have ben more than adequate.

We need tort reform!

We need contempt orders for the jury. The verdict needs to be vacated, and the Jury needs to spend a month in jail for abusing the court's time.

9 posted on 03/07/2016 3:33:52 PM PST by DiogenesLamp ("of parents owing allegiance to no other sovereignty.")
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To: Las Vegas Ron

He managed to get her room number AND a room next to hers; AND he had time to alter the peep hole

So yeah, they had some culpability.


10 posted on 03/07/2016 3:34:30 PM PST by Blueflag (Res ipsa loquitur: non vehere est inermus)
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To: ConservativeStatement

For those who have never picked up a stalker, there are very few protections in the system for the victim.
Police refuse to do anything until someone is killed or injured.
There is no $$$ in it as they can’t impound cars and sell them.

Your entire life, friends, family, financial, retirement can all be exposed for theft and or damage.

Meanwhile, TSA keeps us safe from grandparents in wheelchairs.


11 posted on 03/07/2016 3:34:44 PM PST by Zathras
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To: DiogenesLamp

If I could be reasonably assured of a jackpot payout even remotely close to that number for posting pics of me nude...sign me up!

12 posted on 03/07/2016 3:35:05 PM PST by Blue Jays (Rock Hard, Ride Free)
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“If a man was stalked in this manner, he’d get $75m.” This ad brought to you by the Hillary Clinton for President Campaign. /sarc.


13 posted on 03/07/2016 3:35:16 PM PST by ConservativeStatement ("World Peace 1.20.09.")
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and they knew he was stalking her, how???
14 posted on 03/07/2016 3:35:18 PM PST by Chode (Stand UP and Be Counted, or line up and be numbered - *DTOM* -w- NO Pity for the LAZY - Luke, 22:36)
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To: Las Vegas Ron

How did he manage to record videos of her nude, while in a room ‘next’ to hers ?

Does she run around in the nude in her hotel room, for hours ?


15 posted on 03/07/2016 3:35:26 PM PST by UCANSEE2 (Lost my tagline on Flight MH370. Sorry for the inconvenience.)
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To: ConservativeStatement

When this is dramatically lowered on appeal the jurors should be on the hook to make up the difference. Jurors would be a lot less apt to steal from the “big corporation” if their own wallets were on the line with their judgment.


16 posted on 03/07/2016 3:36:33 PM PST by RightOnTheBorder
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To: Blueflag

There’s a peep hole in between neighboring hotel rooms ?


17 posted on 03/07/2016 3:36:52 PM PST by UCANSEE2 (Lost my tagline on Flight MH370. Sorry for the inconvenience.)
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Seriously, the pics were not all that impressive. And definitely not worth $55 million.
18 posted on 03/07/2016 3:37:02 PM PST by farming pharmer ('Your work will warm you' - overheard in a Soviet gulag...)
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She now has more money than the pro athletes she ...dates.

Another celebrity getting a celebrity ruling. Juries are (almost) invariably enamored with them.


19 posted on 03/07/2016 3:37:06 PM PST by Mr. Mojo
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oh my.. LOL


20 posted on 03/07/2016 3:37:16 PM PST by Lib-Lickers 2
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