MSM Lawyers for Catholic Student Nick Sandmann Prepare to Sue Media, Celebrities for Libel

Jonas Parker

Jonas Parker

Hooligan
https://www.breitbart.com/crime/201...sandmann-prepare-sue-media-celebrities-libel/

Lawyers for Catholic Student Nick Sandmann Prepare to Sue Media, Celebrities for Libel
3 Feb 2019 3:58

Lawyers representing Covington Catholic student Nick Sandmann have announced the preparation of letters to be sent to various celebrities, media outlets, and individual journalists who immediately and falsely slandered Sandmann and his classmates for “taunting” a Native American during a trip to Washington D.C.
The student’s lawyers are preparing letters for possible libel and defamation lawsuits, the Cincinnati Enquirer reported.

The list of recipients of the warning letters includes actress Alyssa Milano and Senator Elizabeth Warren. Targeted journalists include Maggie Haberman, David Brooks, and media outlets will include TMZ, CNN, and the New York Times. The attorneys have also identified the dioceses of Covington, Lexington, Louisville, and Baltimore as potential recipients of the letter.

Sandmann family attorney, Todd McMurtry, said of the media outlets and personalities, “They know they crossed the line. Do they want 12 people in Kentucky to decide their fate? I don’t think so.”

McMurtry added that the letters are meant to put an end to the instant attacks from the media before the facts are in.

“We want to change the conversation. We don’t want this to happen again,” McMurtry said. “We want to teach people a lesson.”

“There was a rush by the media to believe what it wanted to believe versus what actually happened,” McMurtry added.

Indeed, it was widely reported that the Covington students “surrounded” the Native Americans and “taunted” them calling out “build the wall.” But longer videos later proved that the students never moved and that it was the Native American group led by Nathan Phillips that approached the students. Longer video clips also proved that no one yelled “build the wall.” Nearly every single initial report on the incident was flawed and presented the kids as the aggressors when in truth they were not.

“For the mob to just go tear apart a 16-year-old boy is inexcusable,” McMurtry told the media. “He’ll never be able to get away from this.”

Assisting McMurtry will be the high-powered law firm of L. Lin Wood of Atlanta. Wood has represented clients such as the falsely accused Atlanta Olympics bomber and the family of murdered beauty contestant JonBenet Ramsey.

According to the Enquirer, the long list of people and outlets targeted includes:

The Washington Post
The New York Times
Cable News Network, Inc. (CNN)
The Guardian
National Public Radio
TMZ
Atlantic Media Inc.
Capitol Hill Publishing Corp.
Diocese of Covington
Diocese of Lexington
Archdiocese of Louisville
Diocese of Baltimore
Ana Cabrera
Sara Sidner
Erin Burnett
S.E. Cupp
Elliot C. McLaughlin
Amanda Watts
Emanuella Grinberg
Michelle Boorstein
Cleve R. Wootson Jr.
Antonio Olivo
Joe Heim
Michael E. Miller
Eli Rosenberg
Isaac Stanley-Becker
Kristine Phillips
Sarah Mervosh
Emily S. Rueb
Maggie Haberman
David Brooks
Shannon Doyne
Kurt Eichenwald
Andrea Mitchell
Savannah Guthrie
Joy Reid
Chuck Todd
Noah Berlatsky
Elisha Fieldstadt
Eun Kyung Kim
HBO
Bill Maher
Warner Media
Conde Nast
GQ
Heavy.com
The Hill
The Atlantic
Bustle.com
Ilhan Omar
Elizabeth Warren
Kathy Griffin
Alyssa Milano
Jim Carrey
 
Jonas Parker

Jonas Parker

Hooligan
Sandmann lawyer: Letters sent to New York Times, Today Show, 50 others may precede suits

https://www.cincinnati.com/story/ne...media-they-know-they-crossed-line/2745272002/

The actual letter on "scribd" is at the link. JP

Sandmann lawyer: Letters sent to New York Times, Today Show, 50 others may precede suits
Cameron Knight and Max Londberg, Cincinnati Enquirer Published 3:50 p.m. ET Feb. 1, 2019 | Updated 8:37 p.m. ET Feb. 1, 2019



The lawyers representing Covington Catholic High School student Nick Sandmann and his family said Friday they have sent letters to media outlets, individual journalists, celebrities and Catholic organizations as the first step in possible libel and defamation lawsuits.

The list includes 50-plus names of organizations or individuals: from presidential hopeful Elizabeth Warren to actress Alyssa Milano; individual journalists including Maggie Haberman, Ana Cabrera and David Brooks; national media outlets like the The New York Times, CNN, GQ and TMZ; and the dioceses of Covington and Lexington as well as the archdioceses of Louisville and Baltimore.

Nick, as well as his school, faced threats from those angered by video showing him, his classmates and Native Americans engaged in a much-debated confrontation. Some of the students wore "Make America Great Again" hats. Some students chanted and performed the tomahawk chop.

The legal counsel representing Nick and his family, Todd McMurtry and experienced libel and defamation lawyer L. Lin Wood of Atlanta, have said they will seek justice for the harm allegedly done to the teen.

McMurtry said an example of false reports were those saying Nick got into the face of Phillips.

McMurtry added his belief that some in the aftermath of the incident "permanently stained (Nick's) reputation."

McMurtry is with the law firm of Hemmer Defrank Wessels and has practiced law in Greater Cincinnati since 1991. He said a team of seven lawyers has been working full-time to review the media accounts of what happened.

This week they have prepared documentation preservation letters addressed to organizations and individuals they believe may have defamed or libeled Nick with false reporting, McMurtry said.

McMurtry said the following organizations and people are those who can expect to receive the letters, which were all sent by the close of business on Friday.

The Washington Post
The New York Times
Cable News Network, Inc. (CNN)
The Guardian
National Public Radio
TMZ
Atlantic Media Inc.
Capitol Hill Publishing Corp.
Diocese of Covington
Diocese of Lexington
Archdiocese of Louisville
Diocese of Baltimore
Ana Cabrera
Sara Sidner
Erin Burnett
S.E. Cupp
Elliot C. McLaughlin
Amanda Watts
Emanuella Grinberg
Michelle Boorstein
Cleve R. Wootson Jr.
Antonio Olivo
Joe Heim
Michael E. Miller
Eli Rosenberg
Isaac Stanley-Becker
Kristine Phillips
Sarah Mervosh
Emily S. Rueb
Maggie Haberman
David Brooks
Shannon Doyne
Kurt Eichenwald
Andrea Mitchell
Savannah Guthrie
Joy Reid
Chuck Todd
Noah Berlatsky
Elisha Fieldstadt
Eun Kyung Kim
HBO
Bill Maher
Warner Media
Conde Nast
GQ
Heavy.com
The Hill
The Atlantic
Bustle.com
Ilhan Omar
Elizabeth Warren
Kathy Griffin
Alyssa Milano
Jim Carrey

"They know they crossed the line," McMurtry said. "Do they want 12 people in Kentucky to decide their fate? I don't think so."

He added that those on the list will "raise legal defenses and challenges that we'll have to overcome, but that's the way it goes."

The letters tell the organizations and individuals not to destroy any documents in connection with the case, the attorney said. For example, the documents could be drafts or early versions of articles or emails among staff discussing the story.

McMurtry said he and Wood sent slightly different letters, but there were no substantive differences between them.

Preservation Letter

After a review, the lawyers "concluded we have a good faith basis to sue" certain organizations, McMurtry said. However, he said not all the organizations who were sent letters will necessarily be sued. He added that this process will not be over quickly.

McMurtry said his clients will also be demanding retractions and apologies in addition to possible litigation.


azcentral media critic tries to make sense of the social media outrage over Savannah Guthrie's interview on NBC with student Nick Sandmann. Arizona Republic

"We want to change the conversation. We don't want this to happen again," McMurtry said. "We want to teach people a lesson."

He went on to say the lesson that is the media cannot state as fact things that aren't true.

"There was a rush by the media to believe what it wanted to believe versus what actually happened," McMurtry said.

The students were in Washington D.C. for a March for Life event.

Phillips, the Native American elder, said he approached the students to defuse a tense exchange between them and a group of Black Hebrew Israelites, a reported hate group.

Phillips has said he felt intimidated by the students.

The first short clip that caught the attention of people on social media prompted calls of racism. Extended footage later surfaced in the days after the event, showing the reported hate group lobbing insults at the students.

McMurtry said the next steps for lawyers will likely involve conversations and negotiations with the legal teams of organizations and then possibly filing lawsuits.

"For the mob to just go tear apart a 16-year-old boy is inexcusable," McMurtry said. "He'll never be able to get away from this."

The Diocese of Covington and the Diocese of Lexington declined to comment. Emails seeking comment from other organizations listed have not been immediately returned.

Preservation Letter by on Scribd


Enquirer reporter Sarah Brookbank contributed.

The Enquirer will update this story.
 
N

night driver

ESFP adrift in INTJ sea
This is called Opening Salvo--Swing that broad brush as wide and hard as you can and we'll see who geeks and pays and who is even more dumb and declines and denies... Standard practice and good, aggressive litigation technique. RELIC and I as Paramedics have had to defend against one or two of these.
 
C

cooter

cantankerous old coot
oh, I hope, I hope,

all those on the list have to pay at least a million, the corp kiddies, 10million, , then those kids are set for college, and maybe some trust funds for when they get older,

stupid should hurt dearly for those in media who did what they did, along with those worthless Hollywood jerks, listed, make them pay minimum of 5million,
just because, :spns:
 
J

Jeep

Veteran Member
Can you imagine the screaming and outrage by the liberal media and these so called "celebrities" when they have to show up in court in Kentucky. LOL LOL I would dire say that if they had to appear in court, their lawyers will do anything possible to have the court proceedings moved to a more liberal state and city.
 
Dosadi

Dosadi

Brown Coat
I were on the jury id award 100 billion divided by the defendants and paid among all the kids.

ya gotta not just make em hurt ya gotta drive such turds to penury.
 
S

Squid

Veteran Member
You know the media wants to broadside them...

But the corp attorney’s know the risk for lashing out preventing reasonable and quiet payouts to make it all just go away.

The stupid ones won’t care.

I say drop the hammer and let a jury say what a reasonable amount may be to make them whole and send a message. Some leftist flakes have already suggested preventing students from being accepted into colleges adding ammunition to the potential lifetime damages.

They have gotten away with this crap for so long they don’t know when or how to shut up.
 
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