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Posted on 10/3/17 at 5:16 pm
Posted on 10/3/17 at 5:16 pm
Exclusive: Referee Higgins files lawsuit against Kentucky-based media company over fan threats
Not something another SEC school would do.
Ever.
Really.
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In the lawsuit, which was filed on Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Nebraska, the plaintiffs, which include Higgins, his wife, Carol, and his company, Weatherguard, allege that Kentucky Sports Radio and its operators, Matt Jones and Drew Franklin, shared Higgins’ personal and business information online and on the radio, causing harm to his family and his business
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A Vimeo montage on one message board (not KSR) showing supposed bad calls by Higgins ended with a picture of Higgins next to a Weatherguard truck. Alongside the photograph was the company’s phone number, website address, as well as the Higgins’ home phone number. That video eventually found its way onto the KSR website.
The lawsuit also alleges that Jones and Franklin allowed commenters on KSR to post links to Weatherguard’s website on the KSR website and its Facebook page. Jones also repeatedly referenced – and even spelled out – the company’s website name on a radio show that he hosts.
Over the next two days, Weatherguard received more than 3,000 harassing phone calls and thousands of negative online reviews, according to the lawsuit, causing its Google reviews ratings to plummet.
Not something another SEC school would do.
Ever.
Really.
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Posted on 10/3/17 at 5:40 pm to Ag Zwin
I was hoping maybe he was suing UK and then would not be able to officiate our games because of the conflict of interest.
Posted on 10/3/17 at 5:44 pm to Ag Zwin
Good way to get the FBI sniffing around. Surely they'll find out Cal is cheating
Posted on 10/3/17 at 5:46 pm to Ag Zwin
He doesn't really have a case. He'll lose and Matt Jones will laugh in his face.
Also, one of the comments that upset him:
"Higgins pooped on my roof"".
Also, one of the comments that upset him:
"Higgins pooped on my roof"".
Posted on 10/3/17 at 6:18 pm to tWildcat
He absolutely has a case.
He's going to win big.
He's going to win big.
Posted on 10/3/17 at 6:24 pm to Ag Zwin
Would discovery open Higgins to a class-action lawsuit with the plaintiff being the 50+ schools he's fricked over throughout the years?
Posted on 10/3/17 at 6:24 pm to deeprig9
Lol, Higgins’ officiating in that game amounted to fraud. UK, their players and fans ought to sue him. Plus, his case against KSR is a joke. Just a few UK fans expressing frustration with officiating just like fans from every other school do all the time.
Posted on 10/3/17 at 6:25 pm to BigBlue8Titles
Here are the list of schools that HAVEN'T been fricked over by John Higgins:
North Carolina
Kansas
Texas
Duke
Connecticut
UCLA
The list is very short.
North Carolina
Kansas
Texas
Duke
Connecticut
UCLA
The list is very short.
Posted on 10/3/17 at 6:25 pm to BigBlue8Titles
quote:uhhhhhhhh not really
Just a few UK fans expressing frustration with officiating just like fans from every other school do all the time.
Posted on 10/3/17 at 6:25 pm to deeprig9
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He absolutely has a case.
He's going to win big.
Well, Jones holds a law degree from Duke so, no.
This post was edited on 10/3/17 at 6:30 pm
Posted on 10/3/17 at 6:31 pm to deeprig9
Some of our fans were idiots after that game, I'll admit. But this will be dismissed. Maybe we'll get lucky and he'll never ref another one of our games.
Posted on 10/3/17 at 6:32 pm to Kentucker
Yeah, Jones is the wrong person to go after(even if Higgins felt he had to).
Posted on 10/3/17 at 6:33 pm to CGSC Lobotomy
May he suffer every day of his miserable life.
Until he retires, kU will win the Big 12 in basketball every year.
Until he retires, kU will win the Big 12 in basketball every year.
Posted on 10/3/17 at 6:36 pm to tWildcat
We should sue him for this.
Posted on 10/3/17 at 6:37 pm to Kentucker
I don't have a law degree, but it seems he's gonna have to do better than complain about a drop in internet reviews to claim damages. I didn't see any claim of a specific amount in lost business.
I would expect a settlement.
I would expect a settlement.
Posted on 10/3/17 at 6:40 pm to tWildcat
Typical Kentucky hillbilly trash
Posted on 10/3/17 at 6:43 pm to Elleshoe
I take pride in being hillbilly trash, we all should.
Posted on 10/3/17 at 6:43 pm to tWildcat
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But this will be dismissed.
Like hell it will be. If Jones and Franklin did what is alleged, they maliciously and willfully sought to do harm to his livelihood. They would literally have to be fricking idiots to not foresee the consequences of their behavior. Looks to me like he has a slam dunk case.
Posted on 10/3/17 at 6:46 pm to BamaGradinTn
Always two sides to these cases. Jones was on his radio show pleading U.K. fans to not harass Higgins, which he has recordings of. This is far from a slam dunk case.
Jones is also a lawyer, he'll worm his way out of it. At worst it'll be a settlement but most realize Higgins has an uphill battle ahead of him.
Jones is also a lawyer, he'll worm his way out of it. At worst it'll be a settlement but most realize Higgins has an uphill battle ahead of him.
Posted on 10/3/17 at 6:54 pm to tWildcat
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He doesn't really have a case. He'll lose and Matt Jones will laugh in his face.
Also, one of the comments that upset him:
"Higgins pooped on my roof"".
Actually, he kind of does. Whether he'll win or not depends on a lot of factors, but the station is technically a publisher here, regardless of whether they originated it, and there's a legitimate legal argument for malice. It just depends on whether a judge/jury agrees that the outcome has a significant and therefore actionable effect.
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