Dawn suing Mizzou AD

[Vowelguy]

lol. A Philly kid suing over some words?! OH how I am rooting for an SECT rematch.

Dawn Staley files $75K lawsuit against Missouri AD, cites 'defamatory statements' as reason

 

[DefenseBB]

lol. A Philly kid suing over some words?! OH how I am rooting for an SECT rematch.

Dawn Staley files $75K lawsuit against Missouri AD, cites 'defamatory statements' as reason

Yeah, that's very strange, I would think-back alley, knee cap, baseball bat...etc.

 

[j66kicker]

Oh geez... Hey the jurisdiction is in South Carolina, so who knows? Isn’t she really just looking for an apology? Is the school paying the legal expenses or something? $75K seems hardly worth the trouble...?

 

[Centerstream]

Nothing like continuing to abuse the court system with frivolous lawsuits.

 

[Blue Huskie]

She might want to let that one fade into memory. I watched that entire mess and my perspective on it was that Dawn didn't exactly cover herself with glory handling that.

 

[EricSD]

Nothing like continuing to abuse the court system with frivolous lawsuits.

More than that, Mizzou is in their league. They will face each other at least once or twice a year. It would be different if it was SC and Notre Dame or something - a school that Dawn could ensure would never face SC again unless in the NCAA's, but man - that's just bad form and I'm surprised her own AD didn't reign her in and tell her "no - don't do it"...

IMHO it would have been smarter to just let it go, and eventually almost no one would even remember. Instead, she's shining a big bright light on the whole situation that is going to make no one come out smelling like a rose...

 

[Wbbfan1]

Once again Dawn is playing the Victim. Wo is me, someone said something about me and my team. Doesn't like certain Refs being assigned to Ref her games etc. Sorry I have no sympathy for her or her team. They have an entitlement attitude.

 

[DaddyChoc]

Is Dawn becoming the new CViv around here?

 

[EricSD]

Is Dawn becoming the new CViv around here?

I don't think so because I really like C Viv...!

 

[RogueDave]

At some point in life you have to stop behaving like a player and be the repectable coach...Let the politics fall on the shoulders of the AD and University President...Let them go to bat in the name of the team and university...

 

[RockyMTblue2]

Opinions are like butt holes and Mizzou's AD sure has both. But what was directed at Dawn was an opinion. She's making a point and her suit goes no where. It's a bad call on her part, but it fits her snarky instincts to a T.

 

[Centerstream]

I wonder if filing the lawsuit in Columbia SC will have an impact on this actually going to trial????

 

[Vowelguy]

Nothing like continuing to abuse the court system with frivolous lawsuits.

I can understand the desire to combat claims you believe are false, so in that sense I don't know I'd say 'frivolous.'
In sports, however, I think it's better to just let it be -- people talk * all the time.

 

[Orangutan]

Deadspin has the complaint. I just skimmed it and it's pretty hilarious:

https://deadspin.com/south-carolina-coach-sues-missouri-ad-for-defamation-ov-1823241718

I particularly enjoy the irrelevant fluff about Dawn's resume as well as quoting Mechelle Voepel's opinion on the matter, as if that had anything to do with anything.

I mean, I knew it was a vanity lawsuit, but the actual degree vanity on display is quite amusing.

 

[BostonCanuck]

Nothing quite like taking the high road, Dawn.

 

[UConnCat]

The complaint cites the well-known legal expert LaChina Robinson.

Stop.

 

[huskeynut]

Big mistake on Dawn's part. Dawn needed to take the high road and she's not doing that.

This should be handled by the respective university presidents and AD's.

 

[bags27]

Of course, Rick Pitano is suing Louisville, so the bar is very, very low,

 

[Orangutan]

The complaint cites the well-known legal expert LaChina Robinson.

Stop.

Don't forget womenshoopsworld.com!

 

[Bills Fan]

So, do you think Sophie Cunningham has a shot at making the Team USA?

 

[oldude]

I believe when all the poop hit the fan several weeks back, the SEC commissioner spoke with the AD’s of both schools urging them to be more civil for the good of the conference. Evidently, Dawn & SC has decided to blow off the commissioner’s request.

 

[Crossover]

Is Dawn becoming the new CViv around here?

I hear you.

 

[Bills Fan]

Of course, Rick Pitano is suing Louisville, so the bar is very, very low,

Closing argument by the U of L attorney:

So ladies and gentlemen of the jury, you really only have two choices. The plaintiff is a scumbag who damaged the school's reputation by admitting to having sex with a woman on a restaurant table after closing hours, knew about the sex parties arranged for his recruits and knew about the $100,000 payment to a recruit.
OR
is a scumbag who damaged the school's reputation by admitting to having sex with a woman on a restaurant table after closing hours, knew absolutely nothing about the sex parties arranged for his recruits and knew absolutely nothing about the $100,000 payment to a recruit.

Those are your choices. He either was knowledgeable about the transgressions OR (other than the restaurant item) was absolutely clueless about major "sins" of his staff due to a complete lack of control of the basketball program.

In either case, he has brought irreparable harm to the U of L which should result in your upholding the school's counterclaim of $1,000,000 plus attorney's fees.

 

[Hoopz]

SEC has fined and reprimanded Missouri Tigers athletics director Jim Sterk, calls for review of South Carolina Gamecocks game day operations

 

[CL82]

Mmm, I'm going disagree a bit here. Someone suggests that the coach of the US WBB team willfully promoted an atmosphere of racism and assault and battery (intimidation and spitting) and you expect her to just rollover and take it? I will bet you that their was a back channel effort to have him retract the statement and he refused. (Edit: The article above says there was.)

The complaint citing public discussion and prominent (meh) media members talking about her reputation goes to damages. I don't have an issue with it in the least.

 

[Vowelguy]

The complaint cites the well-known legal expert LaChina Robinson.

Stop.

What are you talking about? They once based an entire legal show on LAChina.

It was called "LA Law".

 

[Vowelguy]

In a related story ...

Former UConn Player Sues Geno
"He erroneously claimed I couldn't guard a chair."​

 

[BostonCanuck]

In a related story ...

Former UConn Player Sues Geno
"He erroneously claimed I couldn't guard a chair."​

Ha! I do get a kick out of you guys and gals on this forum.

 

[CL82]

In a related story ...

Former UConn Player Sues Geno
"He erroneously claimed I couldn't guard a chair."​

Wasn't that Calhoun?

 

[01Neaggrad02]

In order to win the lawsuit she would need to prove that his statements were intentionally trying to harm her. If he believed that his statements were in fact true because that was what was reported back to him, I do not see how they can find him guilty. Also, I remember seeing parts of the game, and that crowd was intense. Just as it would be hard to prove that the 18000 people were all nasty and inappropriate, it is even more difficult to prove that a few people of that 18000 didn't act appropriately.... in other words... it is going to be extremely hard to prove that all the fans were appropriate at all times. We cannot even do that at a UCONN game. I have heard some really interested things shouted at the refs when people disagree with the calls.. (granted not normally at the players...).... I just think it is going to be difficult to prove or disprove anything here