Posted on 06/30/2014 8:55:10 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
Edited on 06/30/2014 10:00:03 AM PDT by Admin Moderator. [history]
A Sanford judge today put an end to George Zimmerman's libel suit against NBC Universal.
Circuit Judge Debra S. Nelson ruled that the former Neighborhood Watch volunteer is entitled to no money from the media giant.
She issued a summary judgment in the network's favor, meaning that unless an appeals court reverses her, the case is now dead.
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Judges decide questions of law.
Juries decide questions of fact.
Posters decide that this judge is a knucklehead.
It is Chris Farley again!
EXTREMELY difficult for a public figure (which Zimmerman had become) to win a libel/slander suit. The legal hurdle is VERY high. You must prove actual malice and a malicious statement, standing alone, is not proof of that. He would pretty much need a memo saying “let’s lie about Zimmerman so we can get him.
Wish I’d read your post before I posted. You stated it perfectly. ; )
Common sense should see Nelson reversed on appeal. NBC altered sequence, words and context of what Zimmerman said to fit their own narrative.
What a bunch of BS! They defamed the guy and are now getting away with it!
Nailed it.
Travon was armed. He had two of them with fists at the end that he used to beat the crap out of george with
Is it ethical for the same judge who presided over his trial to preside over this trial?
Then, why did NBC fires it's staff members? What a bunch of hogwash!
Total B.S.!!
Hope his lawyers file their appeal.
Does Candy Crowley have a sister?
What a disgusting, corrupt, despicable inept Pig!
She should have never been the one making this call, she is the biggest part of this corruption in the first place.
He better appeal this...
And pay very careful attention to her finances.....
He should have asked her to recuse herself. He wasn’t a ‘public figure’ until the Martins’ attorneys and networks made him one. He didn’t ask to become a public figure. He was forced into that role, seemingly against his will.
Zimmerman is a public figure, Levine said, and could not prove that he was the victim of "actual malice", meaning that NBC employees either knew what they reported was false or had serious misgivings about it.
NBC (among others) made Zimmerman a public figure so that they could defame him -- and by extension all gun-owners who apparently exercise their rights under Florida's 'Stand-your-Ground' statute.
OINK!!
The fix was in.
It costs money to appeal. Zimmerman doesn’t have any.
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