[ElkGroveDan]

The truth begins to sneak past the LA Times

[jimtorr]

"" Hindelang alone profited, collecting $26 million from the Simon investment in his company.""

So Hindelang profited from the Simon investment, and then tried to profit again by suing them. Who's the predator in this case? I'd say the Gray-Out Davis team, with the LA Slimes doing their part to spread the lies.

Who is it that stands to benefit from CFR? Certainly not the people.

[RightOnTheLeftCoast]

"Truth" and "LA Times" hardly belong in the same sentence.

More details about the perp... oops, I mean plaintiff, Hindelang, here:

Secret Past Returns to Haunt Entrepreneur (scumbag in court against Bill Simon's company)

My own take on the jury verdict is that Simon is now the poster-child for tort reform:

"Can you believe what's happening? A CEO we invested in signs an affidavit that he has no criminal past. He lied. We fired him. He sues. The judge agrees he doesn't have a case. But he wins! What's wrong with this picture? No businessman, no family, no citizen is safe from tyranny by civil suit. The system needs fixing, and here's my proposal..."

Simon should come out swinging.

[ElkGroveDan]

PING

[eureka!]

Hmmmmm. I would trust that the judge will seriously consider tossing the jury's verdict, which he can do...

[ElkGroveDan]

CA-WIDE PING

[NormsRevenge]

DUMP DAVI$ & the Den of Socialists

GO SIMON

[Thud]

The jury didn't believe the contrary defense evidence. I'm a California trial court research attorney. New trial motions may be granted based only on errors of law or the absence of substantial evidence to support the verdict. I wouldn't be surprised if the trial court judge reduced the punitive damages, but throwing the verdict out is unlikely.

Everything I've heard says the jury was pretty irate at Simon's firm. I wouldn't be surprised if Bob Mulholland gets some of them to appear in TV attack ads on Simon.

[evolved_rage]

Friggin LA Times. Investors can't book surprise transactions to the GL unless they are in cahoots with the CFO and the A/P clerk. Of course CEO Hindelang knew!

Friggan LA jury. Bunch of unemployeed rich-hollywood-liberal-wanna-bes. All friends of Woody Herrelson, I'd presume.

[Red Jones]

Simon's getting a bum rap.