Should the case be settled?

Should the case be settled?

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#151
#151
illinoisvolfan1 said:
Don't disagree with you but I've been in a couple of civil suits at work (not about sexual assault) and if you don't settle it keeps going on forever and costs millions more than you think it will.
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Oh no doubt. It's easy for people like me to hope they fight it it when it's not your money..
 
#153
#153
MajorJohnny said:
Oh no doubt. It's easy for people like me to hope they fight it it when it's not your money..
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Let's hope people smarter than us can resolve this mess. I love Tennessee football and have as long as I can remember (and I hit 60 yesterday) and it kills me to see this crap going on.
 
#154
#154
illinoisvolfan1 said:
Let's hope people smarter than us can resolve this mess. I love Tennessee football and have as long as I can remember (and I hit 60 yesterday) and it kills me to see this crap going on.
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Well Happy Birthday. It's sad to consider that the ones working to resolve this, just aren't that much smarter than most.
 
#155
#155
illinoisvolfan1 said:
Let's hope people smarter than us can resolve this mess. I love Tennessee football and have as long as I can remember (and I hit 60 yesterday) and it kills me to see this crap going on.
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Same here buddy. And how did 60 hit you. I'm not that far but for some reason I'm dreading that one the most
 
#156
#156
MajorJohnny said:
Same here buddy. And how did 60 hit you. I'm not that far but for some reason I'm dreading that one the most
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Worse than the other decade birthdays for some reason. I'm not sure why. I'm still in good health and married to the same woman for 37 years. I guess it's the realization that time keeps going. I still remember my first Tennessee football game (Vandy 1965) like it was yesterday.
 
#157
#157
illinoisvolfan1 said:
Worse than the other decade birthdays for some reason. I'm not sure why. I'm still in good health and married to the same woman for 37 years. I guess it's the realization that time keeps going. I still remember my first Tennessee football game (Vandy 1965) like it was yesterday.
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Ive had that one marked for a while. Can't explain it either but for some reason it just sounds worse haha

Happy belated Old Man, I'm right behind you
 
#158
#158
Daddy Gee said:
SIAP, but how does this work if UT wants to settle and the plaintiffs don't?
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A settlement agreement is an agreement among the parties. If one side doesn't want to settle, then it doesn't settle.

However, as I mentioned above, plaintiffs attorney are notoriously interested in the easy payday caused by an early settlement...if the money is right.

IMO, it is too early for the University to explore settlement. It wil be perceived as weak, and only drive up the price. I think it also looks bad from a public perception standpoint...almost like an admission of guilt.

Also IMO, this case most likely wil settle, but it is unlikely that it settles early.
 
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Remy said:
I truly detest your school, everything about it, if a comet hits it during your spring game not one tear would be shed by me to give you perspective where I'm coming from in the rest of this. I do appreciate your perspective as a professional if you actually are, it's the a representing attorney would give, it is solid advice. I often have counseled people through the years to hire the best professionals you can and then take their advice. I suspect UT has insurance and at some point the professionals there will require settlement, I get it, that's what you chaps do on the regular and is standard process. However, if UT does not plan on turning this over as an insurance claim, I prefer scorched earth take no prisoners prevail in court and drag this out bankrupting the accusers and law firms devoting time to this matter. If it two decades so be it.
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Through the years? You can't be more than 21.
 
#160
#160
John Adams has article in today's KnoxNews that too much is at stake for UTAD to settle. Birthday #65 is coming up next month and going on Medicare.
 
#161
#161
Settle. Not because it proves the other party right but because it puts the issue to bed. Settle and move on. Hell, we payed Dooley a lot to go away, this can be treated the same way, probably for a cheaper price tag.
 
#162
#162
G8R8U2 said:
One thing to consider is the number of plaintiffs; that makes potential awards so much more substantial.

It also tends to make these claims of money-grabbing less likely. 1 girl being immoral and bold enough to take on a major state university and its legal team by running a long con like this, complete with dates and times that can't be disproved? Okay, maybe.

3 or 4 girls with similar stories, also with the nerve to do it, and also with dates and times that align with their version of events? Getting in more rarefied air here; it only takes 1 instance of a plaintiff's story being impossible because there's a record of the accused being elsewhere when she claims the incident took place to disqualify her as a client or witness. And you can bet their legal teams' investigators are checking out every minute detail of their stories, because no attorney likes surprises.

6 to 8 girls willing to go through all this; all of them vetted and the veracity of their stories scrutinized by the lawyers and their investigators? Doesn't seem likely that they could all be hustling and have unimpeachable accounts.

Perhaps that's why there's been no settlement talk yet; the school is probably doing their own investigation to try and determine how strong each plaintiff's case is, and which, if any, can be disproved before even discussing settlements or trials.
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You give children this age to much credit. Lies have already been told by at least three and maybe four. Cellphones suspiciously destroyed. I think this is a bold plot to get the cash and run. We don't need no stinking guilty verdict, just show us the money.
 
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Anybody read the lawsuit? I started last night and stopped where they state that "Paulk was given another 'faceless suspension' and by his own admission allowed to fully participate in team activities"...:huh: Can they just put any bull on piece of paper and not concern themselves with ACCURACY?
 
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butchna said:
Anybody read the lawsuit? I started last night and stopped where they state that "Paulk was given another 'faceless suspension' and by his own admission allowed to fully participate in team activities"...:huh: Can they just put any bull on piece of paper and not concern themselves with ACCURACY?
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Yes they can, Butchna, because they are lawyers. And that's why 99% of lawyers constantly give the other members of their profession such a bad name.
 
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#165
#165
Happy Birthday to you other oldtimers!

I hit 62 on Wednesday and got a new bright Orange Vols T shirt.

Has alaBubba and the UGa bullFrawgs on the back and says...

Friends don't let their friends wear red or crimson!

I love it!

As they say, L for Lawyers, L for Liars.

#RiseToTheTop...VFL...GBO!!!
 
#166
#166
titan&volfan4life said:
happy birthday to you other oldtimers!

I hit 62 on wednesday and got a new bright orange vols t shirt.

Has alabubba and the uga bullfrawgs on the back and says...

Friends don't let their friends wear red or crimson!

I love it!

As they say, l for lawyers, l for liars.

#risetothetop...vfl...gbo!!!
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#167
#167
Slydell said:
I don't see UT being able to settle this one. It's too far reaching. If they were thinking about settling, they would have stuck with their in house attorneys. I will be very disappointed if they do settle down the road.
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I assume by your post you are not an attorney. You are wrong on all counts, but that's the way the uninformed usually see these things..
 
#168
#168
EZE said:
A settlement agreement is an agreement among the parties. If one side doesn't want to settle, then it doesn't settle.

However, as I mentioned above, plaintiffs attorney are notoriously interested in the easy payday caused by an early settlement...if the money is right.

IMO, it is too early for the University to explore settlement. It wil be perceived as weak, and only drive up the price. I think it also looks bad from a public perception standpoint...almost like an admission of guilt.

Also IMO, this case most likely wil settle, but it is unlikely that it settles early.
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Thanks
 
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#169
JohnD13 said:
I assume by your post you are not an attorney. You are wrong on all counts, but that's the way the uninformed usually see these things..
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One should never assume anything. But, there are many assumptions of knowledge within this thread. My opinion remains the same per my first post.:hi:

I had another thought, but....
 
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#170
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butchna said:
Anybody read the lawsuit? I started last night and stopped where they state that "Paulk was given another 'faceless suspension' and by his own admission allowed to fully participate in team activities"...:huh: Can they just put any bull on piece of paper and not concern themselves with ACCURACY?
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Did you read the part where all the players threw up 45 signs with their hands after the bowl win in support of "rapist AJ Johnson"?
 
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#171
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Kristy* said:
Did you read the part where all the players threw up 45 signs with their hands after the bowl win in support of "rapist AJ Johnson"?
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I didn't get that far...that did include Drae Bowles tho...amirite? :wink2:
 
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EZE said:
A settlement agreement is an agreement among the parties. If one side doesn't want to settle, then it doesn't settle.

However, as I mentioned above, plaintiffs attorney are notoriously interested in the easy payday caused by an early settlement...if the money is right.

IMO, it is too early for the University to explore settlement. It wil be perceived as weak, and only drive up the price. I think it also looks bad from a public perception standpoint...almost like an admission of guilt.

Also IMO, this case most likely wil settle, but it is unlikely that it settles early.
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There is wisdom in this post.
 
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