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Erin Andrews - Awarded $55M

Dr. Jones said:
^That somewhat reminds me of a fraud case I am an expert witness for the plaintiff.

A real estate broker fraudulently signed documents (posing as FDIC) and making the defendant believe he got the best deal on a multi-million dollar land deal.
The broker, though, negotiated the deal with the feds and told the plaintiff/buyer a much higher number. Then the broker placed himself between the feds and the buyer and siphoned over a million dollars.

Get this.

The plaintiff's defense team alleged there was no harm to the defendant because he was able to sell the land at a profit.

huh?

So the buyer made an offer to the FDIC for, say, $4,000,000. The FDIC accepts the offer. The broker lies to the buyer and says the FDIC countered (with falsified documents) at $5.2M and buyer accepts.
Now the buyer resells the property for, say, $6M and the defendant states no damage.

I can't believe how ignorant/stupid some "high-powered" attorneys can be. All the above did was piss off the judge and jury.
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I hope the broker lost his license.
 
Dr. Jones said:
I get that, I do... but they also have some duty to be smart/implement good strategy.


He lost, treble damages, lost license.. pending possible sentencing.
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I didn't read the complaint. If she argued loss of income, it is the logical defense. If anything, her career took off. Still, a bit scummy.

Glad the guy lost. I've seen some crazy land deals myself. The worst RE situation being a trustee of a retirement plan purchasing a landlocked parcel as an investment getting an appraisal as it could be developed. The ****ty appraiser took the guys word that it could be developed and did an appraisal based on a Google Maps view. The trustee was charged criminally for fraud, and was personally liable for the losses, which aren't dischargeable in bankruptcy. I doubt he will ever have money again after he gets out of prison.
 
green said:
Or the settle the crap out of the case and call it a win.
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That is what you do after you lose round 1. Guarantee the $50 will never be paid. Not sure if J&S liability applies here, but either way, it will get negotiated way down. If you think some of the tactics were disgusting, wait until you see what her lawyers get paid from this. Probably 30 to 40% of the final settlement.
 
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#bern said:
Wut?

I get that she'll never get money from the guy, but how is she ending up with $6M? Attorney fees and taxes?
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I think Cunning was speed reading the thread and grabbed onto my story that ended with $6M.

slowmodown CL
 
I'll bet Marriott is not very happy with the employee that gave out the room number. Do you think they will take these costs out of his/her wages? I feel for Andrews, but the hotel is paying a ridiculous price for an employees error.
 
Joe Bagadonuts said:
I'll bet Marriott is not very happy with the employee that gave out the room number. Do you think they will take these costs out of his/her wages? I feel for Andrews, but the hotel is paying a ridiculous price for an employees error.
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Lol@ out of their wages.... Garnished for 1,213,185 years.
 
Dr. Jones said:
Lol@ out of their wages.... Garnished for 1,213,185 years.
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Man, if they tried to do that to me I think I'd quit.

It is seriously so stupid that Marriott is being punished like this. Is there anyone out there (other than this jury) who honestly believes the hotel owners made a $27 million dollar mistake? Lawyers suck!
 
Joe Bagadonuts said:
Man, if they tried to do that to me I think I'd quit.

It is seriously so stupid that Marriott is being punished like this. Is there anyone out there (other than this jury) who honestly believes the hotel owners made a $27 million dollar mistake? Lawyers suck!
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Especially the ones representing the hotel operator.
 
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