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Palin Sends Letter to Crown/Random House...Not To Destroy Documents...Potential Defamation Suit
Big Government ^ | 9/26/11 | Publius

Posted on 09/26/2011 4:24:38 PM PDT by BCrago66

Attorneys representing former Alaska governor Sarah Palin have written to Crown Publishing, a division of Random House, serving notice of possible litigation for defamation in connection with Joe McGinniss’s recent anti-Palin biography, and warning the company not to delete or destroy relevant documents.

(Excerpt) Read more at biggovernment.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Crime/Corruption; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: busy; circus; joemcginniss; moneymoney; palin; palindefamationsuit; yearsandyears
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1 posted on 09/26/2011 4:24:40 PM PDT by BCrago66
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To: BCrago66

Full Title:

Breaking: Gov. Sarah Palin Sends Letter to Crown/Random House, Warns Not To Destroy Documents Ahead of Potential Defamation Suit


2 posted on 09/26/2011 4:25:18 PM PDT by BCrago66
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To: BCrago66

Good!Give`em hell.


3 posted on 09/26/2011 4:27:09 PM PDT by nomad
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To: BCrago66

She’s a private citizen. Any lies that the publisher allowed to be printed amount to defamation.


4 posted on 09/26/2011 4:30:08 PM PDT by MNnice (Showing fresh signs of liberalitis, the strain of the orbital muscles due to excessive eye rolling)
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To: nomad

Good!! Go get ‘em Sarah!


5 posted on 09/26/2011 4:30:17 PM PDT by Texas Deb
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To: MNnice

hm... well I guess that means she’s not running for sure, because if she was running she would no longer be a “private citizen” subject to protection, but a public servant subject to any and all attacks.


6 posted on 09/26/2011 4:31:58 PM PDT by TexasFreeper2009 (Obama = Epic Fail)
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To: TexasFreeper2009

Get help.


7 posted on 09/26/2011 4:33:52 PM PDT by gov_bean_ counter
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To: BCrago66

From the Palin Lawyer’s letter:

‘Further, as Mr. McGinniss waived the attorney client privilege and disclosed to third parties what “Random House Lawyers” told him (he needed sources and the book was not publishable without them), we will also be entitled to review your company’s legal correspondence with Mr. McGinniss and his responses thereto.’

BOO-YA!!!


8 posted on 09/26/2011 4:34:09 PM PDT by BreitbartSentMe (ATLAS SHRUGGED was supposed to be a warning, NOT a newspaper.)
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To: TexasFreeper2009

Even if she did run now, she was a private citizen when the book was published.


9 posted on 09/26/2011 4:35:00 PM PDT by MNnice (Showing fresh signs of liberalitis, the strain of the orbital muscles due to excessive eye rolling)
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To: TexasFreeper2009

Well, her children were defamed also (especially Trig and Track), and they most definitely private citizens.


10 posted on 09/26/2011 4:35:37 PM PDT by BreitbartSentMe (ATLAS SHRUGGED was supposed to be a warning, NOT a newspaper.)
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To: TexasFreeper2009

hm... well I guess that means she’s not running for sure, because if she was running she would no longer be a “private citizen” subject to protection, but a public servant subject to any and all attacks.

***

The crime happened while she was a private citizen.


11 posted on 09/26/2011 4:35:54 PM PDT by ROTB (Christian sin breeds enemies for the USA. If you're a Christian, stop sinning, and spread the Word..)
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To: MNnice

The law of defamation will treat Palin as public figure, which typically means people can get away with saying and writing almost anything about you, because the standard for such plaintiffs is “actual malice,” a legal term of art meaning that the defamer must know his statements were false, or speak/write with reckless disregard of whether or not his statements are false. That standard is virtually never met, because defamers don’t admit these things to other people, let alone in writing.

But the idiot McGinniss did.


12 posted on 09/26/2011 4:36:29 PM PDT by BCrago66
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To: TexasFreeper2009

I think I ran into you yesterday. Weren’t you whining about “haters” showing up on Perry threads and questioning a Perry supporter’s Vanity/Manifesto?

Does your post make you a “hater,” too?


13 posted on 09/26/2011 4:36:43 PM PDT by Grizzled Bear (No More RINOs!!!)
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To: TexasFreeper2009

There is a two year window in which to file. And there’s no reason she couldn’t file after the election seeing she was a private citizen when the defamation occurred. Don’t get your hopes up.


14 posted on 09/26/2011 4:37:43 PM PDT by bcsco (Take a Cain - and cure the Pain!)
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To: BCrago66
From the article:

In the interim, please take note of the following: It is unlawful to delete emails or destroy records upon being notified of the need of business records for litigation purposes. In addition, courts may impose civil sanctions against a defendant that destroys emails and other documentation. Please immediately provide notice to your employees to save and back up all records pertaining to the Palins and the book “The Rogue.”…

Good for her.

15 posted on 09/26/2011 4:38:02 PM PDT by wmfights (If you want change support SenateConservatives.com)
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To: BCrago66

Following the letter from Palin, another letter arrived at Random House, from Holder. It was a two-liner:

Delete what you want.
We’ve got your back.


16 posted on 09/26/2011 4:38:11 PM PDT by samtheman (Palin. In your heart you know she's right.)
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To: BCrago66

I hope she takes that despicable creep McGinniss for everything he has. GO SARAH!!!


17 posted on 09/26/2011 4:38:47 PM PDT by smoothsailing
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To: TexasFreeper2009
she would no longer be a “private citizen” subject to protection, but a public servant subject to any and all attacks.

Incorrect. The bar is much higher for public v private but it is still there.

If Crown published lies as fact knowing they had no basis then they are in big trouble. Public or Private that is not allowed.

18 posted on 09/26/2011 4:39:10 PM PDT by Harmless Teddy Bear (Can we ask questions which God finds unanswerable? Easily. All nonsense questions are unanswerable.)
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To: Bush_Democrat

Bush_Democrat,

that’s not from the Big Government article. If more of the letter is published elsewhere, can you please provide a link?


19 posted on 09/26/2011 4:39:18 PM PDT by BCrago66
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To: Grizzled Bear

Heh. I was going to say something but decided to go to the point. Thanks.


20 posted on 09/26/2011 4:39:55 PM PDT by bcsco (Take a Cain - and cure the Pain!)
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