NFL: Saints Bounty Thread

[UCSBDirtyBird]

(09-17-2012 08:19 PM)AsylumGuido Wrote:  Absolutely not. Because Gregg Williams will have to swear under oath. Let's see how that comes out.

You sound like a knowledgeable gent when it comes to the law. Which state is lucky enough to count you as a member of their bar?

What is that? You aren't a lawyer? Well, that is weird. Well, in any case, as an attorney (Drake can chime in if I get off point) I can tell you that one of the key elements of a defamation suit (of a public figure) is that the party making the injurious statements must be shown to have made the statements with reckless or willful disregard of their truthfulness.

This statement from Greg Williams would severely undermine any notion that Goodell was playing fast and loose with the truth. (I caution here that the preceding only applies if the Greg Williams statement is a contemporary reduction to writing of an earlier oral conversation/deposition).

Whether or not Greg Williams is a credible witness is one thing, but assuming Roger Goodell beleived him, the S.S. Slandersuit just struck an iceberg and is sinking rapidly somewhere in the Gulf of Mexico.