Posted on 06/19/2014 8:35:35 AM PDT by GIdget2004
A judge this morning threw out part of George Zimmerman's libel suit against NBC Universal and held out the prospect that she may throw out the whole thing.
Circuit Judge Debra S. Nelson tossed the allegations related to one of four broadcast and said she needs to do more homework before deciding about the other three.
(Excerpt) Read more at orlandosentinel.com ...
-PJ
The original article has been updated, and includes this:
“The judge this morning threw out the claim that NBC and employee Jeff Burnside defamed Zimmerman in a March 19, 2012, broadcast. Zimmerman can’t claim he was wronged by that report, the judge said, because his letter to the network never identified that specific broadcast and he never gave notice to Burnside.
“The other broadcasts were on March 20 (two separate newscasts), March 22 and March 27.
The judge said she would decide later what to do about them.”
Thanks
What???
You can only get the justice you can afford to pay for.
The NBC defense is further undermined by the admission that they fired the two responsible for the editing. This shows acceptance of wrong doing by their employees.
Further, as for knowing it was false, remember that NBC FIRED the individuals responsible for the editing. That seems to me further evidence that the publisher KNEW it was false, though perhaps after the fact.
That’s not fair.
That’s not fair. I mean to Mr. Z.
Appointed Circuit Judge 18th Judicial Circuit of Florida, by Governor Jeb Bush May 1999.
Elected Circuit Judge 18th Judicial Circuit of Florida, September 2000 with 72% approval rate of the voters in Seminole and Brevard Counties
Of course it isn’t. The judge is deliberately kowtowing the cult of the Martyred Hoodiewearer.
elections have quincyconses...
but yes why a state lawsuit and not federal, given the nationwide coverage?
political pressure, delusion, hidden past bias... who knows. still it is curious why this is not happening in a federal court.
Thank you ... another faux pas by the ‘little brother’ Bush, a man without a spine.
Bull CRAP.
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