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- Scottypants, on 11/04/2008, -0/+6Only way Roger wins this suit is if his lawyer uses the Chewbacca defense.
- BrokenVisage, on 11/04/2008, -0/+2It's kinda like Johns Hopkins or Rogers Hornsby or Mats Sundin.
- blackinthmiddle, on 11/04/2008, -3/+5The bottom line is that Roger is guilty as sin. Everything else is him trying to cover his tracks/legacy.
- rossnyc, on 11/04/2008, -0/+1Ponders = Needs more bribe money?
- donkevin, on 11/04/2008, -0/+1C-L-E-M-E-N-S
- bennies, on 11/04/2008, -1/+2For those who don't get it :
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chewbacca_defense#Che ... - shakbhaji, on 11/04/2008, -0/+1It's only defamation if it's false. The man has no defense.
- Midtowner, on 11/04/2008, -0/+1Defamation suits are state law claims, but they are governed by Federal Constitutional Law. The landmark case New York Times v. O'Sullivan holds that for public persons, a false statement must be made with 'actual malice,' i.e., that the defendant knew he was telling a lie or was reckless with regard to the truth. Whether the statement was true or false is a jury question, not something for the judge to decide.
There's also a privilege issue, but I don't really see that as being a big deal. The privilege defense is meant to shield the defendant for making statements to public officials -- not statements to the media. The article isn't really clear on the facts, but the defendant here, I would think has made these statements in other places than in statements to government officials. The privilege should not work in such a case.
I believe the holdup here is more of an issue with venue -- that the necessary witnesses for the case are not in Houston, that the events are not as closely tied to Houston, and that there's an adequate remedy elsewhere. At least some of the incidents even happened in Canada. If Canada's defamation laws are more like the U.K.'s, Clemens would have a much easier go in the courts than in the U.S., and he should least consider filing there as well, if for no other reason than to protect himself in the event of a dismissal. - inactive, on 11/04/2008, -0/+1Roger Clemens has a defecation suit? Like an outfit to poop in?
- inactive, on 11/04/2008, -1/+1Defamation suits are lame.
"Boo hoo, you made fun of me, I'm going to sue you!"
Please.. - KiloKaan, on 11/04/2008, -0/+0the suit is Clemens
- stealth658, on 11/04/2008, -1/+1http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WmVXJ3hQrPo ?
- cawpin, on 11/04/2008, -2/+2That's funny. Did you give them to him?
- snuggl, on 11/04/2008, -1/+0dont bring Mats into this, thats a perfect swedish name and we dont have "mat" as a name, closest would be "matte" that are short for mathias. (matte also means math but its totally unrelated)
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