Covington teenager sues NBC for $275M, lawyer says

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

Source: The Hill

An attorney representing Covington Catholic High School student Nick Sandmann said Wednesday that he filed a $275 million defamation lawsuit against NBC Universal on Sandmann's behalf.

“Today, @LLinWood and I filed a $275,000,000 lawsuit against NBCUniversal on behalf of Nicholas Sandmann. The facts of the suit show the anti-Trump narrative NBC pushed so hard,” attorney Todd V. McMurtry wrote in a tweet Wednesday afternoon.

The tweet included a link to the 179-page complaint filed by McMurtry and L. Lin Wood, another attorney representing Sandmann, that accused the network of publishing “false and defamatory accusation” against Sandmann in its coverage of him earlier this year.

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In the lawsuit filed Wednesday, the complaint accuses NBC Universal of attacking Sandmann in its coverage by “relying heavily on biased and unreliable sources without conducting any reasonable investigation of the circumstances surrounding the January 18 incident.”

Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/media/441736-covington-teenager-planning-to-sue-cnn-for-275m-lawyer-says

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You don't even get $275 million for a wrongful death suit.

[Gothmog]

1. This kid is an idiot

[BigmanPigman]

13. It's his parents.

Maybe they need it to get him into a two bit college. Considering his behavior so far they are going to need more than that to find a place that will take a bribe for that moron.

[Cryptoad]

37. Covington is,,,

Prep school for Wasicu children.....

[Chin music]

2. Self righteous little shitbird.

He's got a settlement figure on that suit. Thats ridiculous. You cant ask for trouble, then sue when you get it. Those kids were out of control. Singing school songs my ass.

[sandensea]

3. The little shit's busy shaking them all down

The rednecks around him have no doubt convinced him that with Cheeto on his side, the world's his oyster.

[SunSeeker]

4. Sniveling little racist spawn. His parents are doing this.

They are truly horrible people.

[BlueStater]

5. Fuck these people.

I hope this ridiculous lawsuit is laughed out of court.

[Owl]

16. +1

[Aussie105]

6. Awww, poor kid!

There he was, being a brave boy, and instead he was painted as a bad boy!
Feeling bigly hurt, someone must pay! But US $275M for 'hurt feelings'? doubt it, somehow!

[pazzyanne]

11. He also has two other law suits in progress.

One against the Washington post for $250 million and another against CNN for $275 million. Add those three law suits together and he and his family are on their way to turning his crappy behavior into three quarters of a billion dollars. Hope they are stopped dead in their tracks. Despicable human beings that they are.

[GreydeeThos]

15. Sandmann's lawyers will get half.

The lawyers will take half and feel absolutely no remorse for what they (or anybody else) did.

[pazzyanne]

19. Sad isn't it!

Actually, disgusting is the word I was looking for.

[djg21]

23. Half of what?

there is not a high probability of success.

[Stonepounder]

7. And I will bet that NBC lawyers handed this off to one of their junior attorneys

because it didn't require any real heavy lifting.

Did NBC report on the story? YES
Did they know or should they have known that the story might be false? NO
Did they publish the story with malice, knowing the story was false? NO
Do Sandmann's attorney know 'Freedom of the Press' and liable law? Doesn't sound like it.

The End

(Disclaimer: IANAL)

[SunSeeker]

10. Was the story false? NO.

Just because it tums out there were weird political barkers on the Mall (when aren't there?) yelling nasty stuff at the kids beforehand does not obviate what the kids did and what the media reported they did: Sandmann stood in the Native American man's path, smirking mere inches from the man's face, and Sandmann's fellow students surrounded the man, making derisive "Indian War Chants" and doing the "Tomahawk Chop" at the man with their arms.

So the reports that these kids were disrespectful and racist towards this Native American man are absolutely true. They are on video doing this stuff.

[Delphinus]

43. Thank you

for this reminder of what went down.

[PatSeg]

25. Sounds like good publicity for NBC and MSNBC

I'd actually forgotten about those snotty little snowflakes, but apparently they aren't going to let us forget them.

[jmowreader]

39. I would have handed it off to the most expensive lawyer I could find

I’ve seen the video. That young person was being a vile POS. Now he wants $750 million for having his fee-fees hurt?

Since the target of a frivolous lawsuit can sue for attorney’s fees, I’d find a top-tier and ultra expensive litigator to go after him.

[Coventina]

8. Go pound sand.

You little dirtbag!

[Chipper Chat]

9. I can still see that SMERK on his face.

Fuckin piece of shit.

[YOHABLO]

12. Well you see the whole incident will tarnish his record and he might not get into law school. So sad

[no_hypocrisy]

14. Frivolous lawsuit with treble damages.

Knock yourself out kid.

[3Hotdogs]

17. --- hope the defendents don't fold and setttle.

[rpannier]

30. Disagree. They should offer a settlement,

I think we should turn to the Simpsons for a most fair number

[MFM008]

18. Scumbag magats

Id fight them all the way.
Wouldnt get a penny.

[Roy Rolling]

20. Damage

Show the damage to his stellar reputation. Including the catcalls at women a few minutes before. NBC should make an example of the frivolous lawsuit from the kid, and especially his moron adult handlers.

[Honeycombe8]

21. Because Trumpers are worth more than other people?

What is it with the alt-right that they are so outrageous in everything they do?

Ridiculous harassment lawsuit.

[Luciferous]

22. Good luck with that lol

[FoxNewsSucks]

24. I don't think the point of this

lawsuit, Smirk's other lawsuits, or those brought by others for $250 million is that they think they'll collect.

I suspect that the intent is to get media to stop reporting things Dear Leader and his followers do. tRumpers will be able to harrass normal people and no matter how many bystanders record it, corporate media will stop airing it.

[NoMoreRepugs]

26. THIS.

[Maeve]

38. Bingo! Harassment is the name of the game

Worked for tRump for many years....

[badhair77]

27. I hope NBC/WaPo/CNN do not settle.

Take this to the end and make him smirk in court,

[Blue_Tires]

28. Who can I sue for those kids being racist little shits?

[The_Counsel]

29. Wait...Who the Hell Is Nicholas Sandmann??!

And why the hell should we care?

Those are serious questions, BTW...

[forgotmylogin]

32. He's the kid who got in the face of the Native-American drummer in DC on video.

His catholic boys-school group had been bussed in for abortion protests, and 30-50 of them were passing time waiting to leave by being utter MAGA redcap assholes.

[The_Counsel]

34. THAT Asshole??! Puh-LEASE. He Should Have Several Seats.

[keithbvadu2]

31. Arrogant scumbag

[Wuddles440]

33. Yes, in "normal times"...

these lawsuits would be considered so blatantly frivolous that they would be expeditiously dismissed. Unfortunately, we are no longer living in "normal times" with the courts, especially on the federal level, being stacked with federalist hacks. Unless they receive relief in a lower court or settlements, the conservative groups promoting and enabling his lawsuits will contest this all the way to the SCOTUS where they anticipate favorable treatment.

[BlueIdaho]

35. Fuck him.

And all his racist little classmates.

[Initech]

36. Will this douchebag please go away?

[CaptainTruth]

40. My tweet in reply:

LOL! LOL! LOL! LOL! LOL! LOL! LOL! LOL! LOL! LOL! LOL! LOL! LOL! LOL! LOL! LOL! LOL! LOL! LOL! LOL! LOL! LOL! LOL! LOL! LOL! LOL! LOL! LOL! LOL! LOL! LOL! LOL! LOL! LOL! LOL!
*inhales*
LOL! LOL! LOL! LOL! LOL! LOL! LOL! LOL! LOL! LOL! LOL! LOL! LOL! LOL! LOL! LOL! LOL! LOL! LOL!

[SWBTATTReg]

41. And what's more funny about this whole thing, this kid is ruining his life forever!! What a ...

snot nosed kid...how do you define a 'reasonable investigation' when the event is live and people are screaming at each other? The kid walked into that whole mess willingly and knowing that the news outlets were there. He doesn't deserve 1 thin dime and if anything, he needs to pay the bills of those he's suing.

[stillcool]

42. How Trumpian..

never to early to learn how to finagle your way clear of what ails you, via the court room.