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Cain Defamation Lawyer Hired to Monitor Accusations
Reuters ^ | Thu Nov 10, 2011 6:17pm EST | Tabasum Zakaria

Posted on 11/10/2011 6:14:56 PM PST by fight_truth_decay

Herman Cain, who is seeking the Republican presidential nomination, has hired a high-profile defamation lawyer to keep an eye on the sexual harassment accusations made public by two women this week.

Atlanta attorney Lin Wood told Reuters Thursday he was not hired to scare, intimidate or threaten anyone from making statements, but to monitor the accusations against Cain and respond accordingly.

Wood, a top libel and defamation lawyer, was hired on Monday morning when it became clear that Sharon Bialek was about to become the first of four women alleging inappropriate behavior by Cain to go public with her accusations.

"I would certainly at some point and time give him my legal evaluation of whether any of these particular statements are potentially actionable," Wood said

Wood said he was retained by Cain and not by his campaign. He said he feels strongly about "guilt by accusation" cases. "I have seen how it has devastated the lives of other clients of mine and I would hate to see it happen to Mr. Cain."

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KEYWORDS: cain; cainlawyer
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As I commented early on this should be done!

Notice the media has shifted to Perry's brain dead moment over further reporting on the women accusing Cain. Penn State gave the media a better excuse to shift attention to.

1 posted on 11/10/2011 6:14:59 PM PST by fight_truth_decay
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To: All
WRKO Howie Carr Poll:

"Who has had a worse week: Herman Cain or Rick Perry?"
Perry was up at 62%

2 posted on 11/10/2011 6:18:10 PM PST by fight_truth_decay (No Tag)
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To: fight_truth_decay
Oooh. He hired a lawyer. What a baaad man. Oooh.

Suzy Buy-a-lick didn't have to hire Gloria Allred. She's gooood.

3 posted on 11/10/2011 6:18:54 PM PST by Steely Tom (Obama goes on long after the thrill of Obama is gone)
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To: fight_truth_decay

You don’t hire Wood just to ‘monitor’. That’s like keeping a RPG under your bed for self-defense. I have a feeling, there will be some offensive plays before long.


4 posted on 11/10/2011 6:20:52 PM PST by mnehring
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To: fight_truth_decay
Yes, I believe we may have heard the last of the anti-Cain Coven. At least until the next full moon.
5 posted on 11/10/2011 6:21:56 PM PST by hinckley buzzard
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To: Steely Tom

I wonder how BuyALick is paying for Allred (or who is leaving the money on her dresser for it.)

I remember from the Tiger Woods incident it was revealed her rates were about $25K/day.


6 posted on 11/10/2011 6:22:15 PM PST by mnehring
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To: fight_truth_decay
Yes, I believe we may have heard the last of the anti-Cain Coven. At least until the next full moon.

Gloria Allred is very saddened and will sacrifice an unwanted unborn child to appease the leftwing gods.

7 posted on 11/10/2011 6:23:26 PM PST by hinckley buzzard
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To: fight_truth_decay

To the accusers this should be like the sound of a pump action in a dark house.


8 posted on 11/10/2011 6:25:27 PM PST by katana (Just my opinions)
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To: mnehring

Call it preventative medicine.

Anybody who is familiar with Wood’s reputation is likely to make sure they have all their t’s crossed and i’s dotted before they trot anybody out.


9 posted on 11/10/2011 6:26:56 PM PST by Jonty30
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To: mnehring

Wood is a brick wall against further accusations. I doubt we hear another peep about this nonsense. Good move Cain, we all love a fighter and a fighter you be!


10 posted on 11/10/2011 6:27:25 PM PST by HerrBlucher
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To: mnehring
You don’t hire Wood just to ‘monitor’. That’s like keeping a RPG under your bed for self-defense. I have a feeling, there will be some offensive plays before long.

Yeah, that's right. I use RPGs to monitor compliance, by my neighbors, of my property rights. Anyone backs into my driveway in order to do an X-turn on my street, why, my RPG is right there, monitoring.

11 posted on 11/10/2011 6:27:40 PM PST by Steely Tom (Obama goes on long after the thrill of Obama is gone)
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To: fight_truth_decay

Nah, You think a Penn State Couch raping children on Penn State Property is less of a story than Cains boorish behaviour
?

Did it occur to any of you that maybe Cain is worried about being sued for defamation. He and Block have blamed innocent people, naming names, falsifying meetings (anderson?) etc etc etc.

He’s the one with the defamation problem.


12 posted on 11/10/2011 6:27:47 PM PST by marty60
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To: fight_truth_decay
"give him my legal evaluation of whether any of these particular statements are potentially actionable"



HEY! You said he wouldn't do that!





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13 posted on 11/10/2011 6:28:21 PM PST by TLI ( ITINERIS IMPENDEO VALHALLA)
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To: fight_truth_decay
Cain should come out and make a strong statement against real sexual harrassment, and state that phony claims devalue the hurt caused by real victims. He represents the thousands of men and women who've been falsely accused, and come out for tort reform and loser pays in frivolous suits.

Go on the offensive.

14 posted on 11/10/2011 6:28:31 PM PST by paul in cape
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To: fight_truth_decay

I’m hoping that Lin Wood will bitch slap Gloria Allred and her bimbos.


15 posted on 11/10/2011 6:33:00 PM PST by no dems (Why do you never see "Obama" bumper stickers on cars going to work in the morning?)
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To: marty60

marty60 you sure have been on a Cain bashing today, did you get sick on a Godfathers Pizza one or what? I am really amazed by the amount of hate so many Freepers are venting against canidates this week. Jesus people calm down. They are all good folks on our side, some are better than others.


16 posted on 11/10/2011 6:33:14 PM PST by pwatson
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To: fight_truth_decay

GEEYAHHH!!! IT’S ABOUT DARN TIME!!


17 posted on 11/10/2011 6:35:49 PM PST by Brent in TN
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To: Steely Tom; Jim Robinson
Allred is on Hannity now. Allred is trying to justify why the woman stayed in the car with Cain after her charges of sexual attack and allowed him to drive her back home. Allred is really floundering here--ah she said the streets of DC were dangerous.

Allred just admitted she has collected over $250 Mil in company payouts on charges like this.[but this is not about a book deal or money]

Hannity asked why she had not taken on the Anita Broderick case with Free Republic mentioned in asking she do so...no answer from Allred.

Hannity did good tonight with Allred.

IMUS producer on directly after Allred saying Gloria Allred comes up to here on me like my wife [hand to chin sign].

18 posted on 11/10/2011 6:37:09 PM PST by fight_truth_decay (No Tag)
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To: fight_truth_decay
I hate that this has been reduced to lawyer chariot races. It's so base.
19 posted on 11/10/2011 6:37:09 PM PST by Glenn (iamtheresistance.org)
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To: marty60
By Whom Perry! I would live to get into the disclosure on that one. Obama and The Chicago Mob., Even more fun except there idea of disclosure is a tour of lake Michigan in cement shoes.

I have no doubt that Wood is exactly the junk yard dog that will keep the liars and mud slingers at bay. A new unfounded accusation will b met with a stiff lawsuit in a friendly Federal Venue in the South. I wouldn't be surprised that if a new press conference actually occurs it will be over shadowed by a proceeding in Federal Court.

Don't doubt it.

20 posted on 11/10/2011 6:38:05 PM PST by Jim from C-Town (The government is rarely benevolent, often malevolent and never benign!)
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