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Houston Nutt never wanted an "apology"
Posted on 8/3/17 at 11:46 pm
Posted on 8/3/17 at 11:46 pm
"Mr. Nutt’s lawyer mentioned an apology in passing in a couple of conversations and in one email earlier this spring.
The University asked Mr. Nutt’s lawyer to identify statements for which Mr. Nutt wanted an apology," said Paul Stephenson, attorney for the university and the IHL board.
"Mr. Nutt’s lawyer never provided anything.
To be clear, this lawsuit was never about an apology. It is about money. But Ole Miss has paid Mr. Nutt everything that it ever owed him."
The University asked Mr. Nutt’s lawyer to identify statements for which Mr. Nutt wanted an apology," said Paul Stephenson, attorney for the university and the IHL board.
"Mr. Nutt’s lawyer never provided anything.
To be clear, this lawsuit was never about an apology. It is about money. But Ole Miss has paid Mr. Nutt everything that it ever owed him."
Posted on 8/3/17 at 11:48 pm to matthew25
BREAKING: Lawsuit filed because of hopes of monetary gain
Posted on 8/3/17 at 11:52 pm to matthew25
Nutt is suing because Ole Miss defamed his reputation. The athletic department and university as a whole is run by a group of uneducated hicks that can't even cheat correctly
Posted on 8/3/17 at 11:58 pm to Elleshoe
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The athletic department and university as a whole is run by a group of OVERLYeducated hicks that can't even cheat correctly
fify
Posted on 8/3/17 at 11:59 pm to matthew25
Houston Nutt seeking apology from Ole Miss after NCAA violation reaction: 'It devastates you'
Sure looks like he wanted an apology to me. He demanded it in May and Ole Miss decided not to do it.
Sure looks like he wanted an apology to me. He demanded it in May and Ole Miss decided not to do it.
Posted on 8/4/17 at 12:02 am to The Winner
Problem is that Nutt is going to have a hard time proving damages.
Posted on 8/4/17 at 12:08 am to matthew25
Honestly, Nutt had them either way because if Ole Miss would have apologized then that's admitting to defamation.
Posted on 8/4/17 at 12:08 am to rebeloke
Have you seen those lawyers? They have a counterterrorism agent, a FOIA and First Amendment Expert, and the top lawyer in Arkansas who has represented Walmart and Top policial figures in the state.
Not only will they be able to prove it, they'll find other things as well. That's why everyone is saying Ole Miss needs to settle, but they are acting childish as usual. It's not going to get pretty for Ole Miss the longer it drags out. With that group ole Miss will be lucky to keep the University open.
Not only will they be able to prove it, they'll find other things as well. That's why everyone is saying Ole Miss needs to settle, but they are acting childish as usual. It's not going to get pretty for Ole Miss the longer it drags out. With that group ole Miss will be lucky to keep the University open.
Posted on 8/4/17 at 12:10 am to matthew25
They unfairly slandered him. He should absolutely have sued them for monetary purposes.
Posted on 8/4/17 at 12:12 am to NIH
quote:i lol'd
BREAKING: Lawsuit filed because of hopes of monetary gain
Posted on 8/4/17 at 12:13 am to matthew25
Even now, after 3 years of putting out fake news and spinning, we find yet another Ole Miss fan refusing to accept they've been wrong about everything and is dug in deep. I want to buy you a beer.
Posted on 8/4/17 at 12:16 am to rebeloke
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Problem is that Nutt is going to have a hard time proving damages.
Shea giving hand jiggers to pay it off
Posted on 8/4/17 at 12:40 am to rebeloke
Not exactly. The statements could be found "per se" defamatory in that they targeted his business reputation. If they fall under such category, special damages would be presumed.
Posted on 8/4/17 at 1:03 am to matthew25
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To be clear, this lawsuit was never about an apology.
Said every lawsuit ever
Posted on 8/4/17 at 1:12 am to matthew25
Ole Miss refused to take responsibility for the NOA (yet again) and saw an opportunity to throw Nutt under the bus.
Let's be clear, Ole Miss had the NOA and before it was public, media outlets began to report that sources at OM claimed the majority of allegations occurred under Nutt.
What's more likely? The media made up the Nutt story (even though the bigger story would be if Freeze was the culprit) or that Bjork and others lied to buy themselves time and save their recruiting class?
I'm going with team Sleazeball on this one. OM administration has had dozens of opportunities to come clean and they still haven't. Freeze has fricked up so bad that it cost him his job and yet the truth still isn't public.
OM is stalling because the same thing that cost Freeze his job is going to sink the entire university. Book it.
Let's be clear, Ole Miss had the NOA and before it was public, media outlets began to report that sources at OM claimed the majority of allegations occurred under Nutt.
What's more likely? The media made up the Nutt story (even though the bigger story would be if Freeze was the culprit) or that Bjork and others lied to buy themselves time and save their recruiting class?
I'm going with team Sleazeball on this one. OM administration has had dozens of opportunities to come clean and they still haven't. Freeze has fricked up so bad that it cost him his job and yet the truth still isn't public.
OM is stalling because the same thing that cost Freeze his job is going to sink the entire university. Book it.
This post was edited on 8/4/17 at 1:28 am
Posted on 8/4/17 at 1:16 am to rebeloke
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Problem is that Nutt is going to have a hard time proving damages.
No he won't. They already have Freeze calling as an "anonymous source" to media members (Wyatt, Forde and others) and intentionally lying to them about the violations being all pre-Freeze and to say they were under Nutt. They already have that. Nutt has already won and Ole Miss just won't accept it.
Posted on 8/4/17 at 1:22 am to matthew25
the best apologies are the ones that come with tons of money.
Posted on 8/4/17 at 1:33 am to matthew25
Ok I'll say it, Ole Miss is unequivocally fricked. But really, what's just as bad is the embarrassment the University will have to tote on a grand scale for many many years to come.
Posted on 8/4/17 at 8:11 am to Ole Messcort
That he can prove a breach of contract, assuming that Mars is correct about the terms, is one thing. Proving beyond speculation that the breach actually damaged his prospects for getting a coaching job will be more difficult. Nutt went without a coaching job for several years before the "sources" threw him under the bus, at least in the press. That will make actual damages challenging to prove. However, he may be more successful on the punitive damage claim if he can prove the breach was in bad faith. But such damages are not available against the state, so that presumably he could recover such damages only from the foundation, which seems to unlikely unless the foundation was the employer of the sources.
So, yes, I think he has a substantial chance of winning the suit, again if Mars' construction of the contract is correct, but a large award of actual damages may be unlikely. And it is unlikely that a large punitive damage award could be obtained against the foundation .
So, yes, I think he has a substantial chance of winning the suit, again if Mars' construction of the contract is correct, but a large award of actual damages may be unlikely. And it is unlikely that a large punitive damage award could be obtained against the foundation .
This post was edited on 8/4/17 at 8:23 am
Posted on 8/4/17 at 8:21 am to Mathias
The suit is not for defamation. The suit is for breach of contract. It is not clear that the statements were even defamatory, since there apparently were violations during Nutt's time and the reported statements did not say that he was personally responsible, although one could infer that he was responsible, at least because he was the head of the program. But that there were violations while Nutt was coach is a substantially true statement, so that the characterization of those charges as the major part of the NOA probably doesn't rise to the level of defamation.
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