Posted on 01/27/2024 6:13:05 AM PST by Twotone
...for the plaintiff, that is. This is supposed to be the last day of his case. We shall see.
The big revelation on Thursday was Mann declaring that he had not spent a dime of his own money on his defamation suit these last twelve years, and that he did not owe any debt for those twelve years of legal services at no cost whatsoever.
A lot of observers in Courtroom 518 of the DC Superior Court seemed to think this was a big "Gotcha!" moment. Not me. It was mere bleak confirmation of what I had always suspected. I can never recover from these last twelve years, never mind the inevitable appeal that his counsel will bring, whatever the verdict. Just the tab for my stay in a DC hotel for a month of trial is more than he will ever pay.
On the other hand, Mann's pal, Bill Nye The Science Guy, held the door for me to be wheelchaired out of court yesterday. So there's that.
(Excerpt) Read more at steynonline.com ...
“Hockey stick” projections are always bullshit, without exception.
Has Mann’s projected “hockey stick” out come come to pass? Of course not.
Absent an actual “hockey stick” outcome, he has no claim for relief.
Steyn is smart to defend himself. This way he doesn’t have huge legal bills. He knows how to do research and how to exa.ine witnesses.
Several years ago, he sued Blaze TV for contract claims and won big. Don’t think he used an attorney for that, either. Mark Levin owned a piece of the Blaze organization, so he listout on a sizeable piece of the network.
Is Mark Steyn in a wheelchair now?!?
Yes, he’s using a wheelchair. After four heart attacks he has to take things easy, & not do anything strenuous.
I did not know. Sad.
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