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« on: July 06, 2016, 02:45:45 EDT » |
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to settle the lawsuit Requires judicial approval Admitted no guilt Includes plaintiff atourney fees About half what they were being sued for http://www.knoxnews.com/news/local/ut-settles-title-ix-lawsuit-for-248-million-36cfb409-2921-4d9c-e053-0100007f0d02-385623781.html |
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  All men dream: but not equally. Those who Dream by night in the dusty recesses of their minds Wake in the day to find that it was vanity; but the Dreamers of the day are dangerous men, for they May act their dream with open eyes, to make it Possible. This I did. —T. E. Lawrence, The Seven Pillars of Wisdom _________________________________________________________________________________________________ "If you find yourself in a fair fight, you didn't plan your mission properly." - David Hackworth "Be polite, be professional, but have a plan to kill everybody you meet" General James "Mad Dog" Mattis |
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« Reply #1 on: July 06, 2016, 04:16:44 EDT » |
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Interesting that they were so quick to settle after the judge (re)issued the gag order and they were no longer able to try the case in the media.
Ideally, we would have fought this and won. But I'm glad it's over. This thing was a huge shadow looming over our most anticipated football season in years (and probably next season, too), so now there will hopefully be no distractions. Also, look for our recruiting class to pick up some steam now. I'm sure we were getting beaten over the head with this by rival coaches, and now that's a card they can no longer play.
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« Reply #2 on: July 06, 2016, 04:21:25 EDT » |
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Interesting that they were so quick to settle after the judge (re)issued the gag order and they were no longer able to try the case in the media.
Ideally, we would have fought this and won. But I'm glad it's over. This thing was a huge shadow looming over our most anticipated football season in years (and probably next season, too), so now there will hopefully be no distractions. Also, look for our recruiting class to pick up some steam now. I'm sure we were getting beaten over the head with this by rival coaches, and now that's a card they can no longer play.
This was a top down directed settlement. They have been in discussion since April. |
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All men dream: but not equally. Those who Dream by night in the dusty recesses of their minds Wake in the day to find that it was vanity; but the Dreamers of the day are dangerous men, for they May act their dream with open eyes, to make it Possible. This I did. —T. E. Lawrence, The Seven Pillars of Wisdom _________________________________________________________________________________________________ "If you find yourself in a fair fight, you didn't plan your mission properly." - David Hackworth "Be polite, be professional, but have a plan to kill everybody you meet" General James "Mad Dog" Mattis |
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« Reply #3 on: July 06, 2016, 11:57:04 EDT » |
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Thieves
At least they just stole the ceramic gnome, and not the TV.
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« Reply #4 on: July 06, 2016, 03:19:47 EDT » |
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Interesting that they were so quick to settle after the judge (re)issued the gag order and they were no longer able to try the case in the media.
Ideally, we would have fought this and won. But I'm glad it's over. This thing was a huge shadow looming over our most anticipated football season in years (and probably next season, too), so now there will hopefully be no distractions. Also, look for our recruiting class to pick up some steam now. I'm sure we were getting beaten over the head with this by rival coaches, and now that's a card they can no longer play.
The direct cost of continuing to fight would be considerable. The indirect costs were prohibitive. I think the settlement was probably the best option for a variety of reasons. I will disagree on the negative recruiting though. Opposing coaches will be able to get mileage out of this for awhile despite the settlement. |
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« Reply #5 on: July 06, 2016, 04:12:54 EDT » |
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The direct cost of continuing to fight would be considerable. The indirect costs were prohibitive. I think the settlement was probably the best option for a variety of reasons.
I will disagree on the negative recruiting though. Opposing coaches will be able to get mileage out of this for awhile despite the settlement.
that is my problem with mat of these types of lawsuits They really are about extorting money rather than redress of issues |
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All men dream: but not equally. Those who Dream by night in the dusty recesses of their minds Wake in the day to find that it was vanity; but the Dreamers of the day are dangerous men, for they May act their dream with open eyes, to make it Possible. This I did. —T. E. Lawrence, The Seven Pillars of Wisdom _________________________________________________________________________________________________ "If you find yourself in a fair fight, you didn't plan your mission properly." - David Hackworth "Be polite, be professional, but have a plan to kill everybody you meet" General James "Mad Dog" Mattis |
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« Reply #6 on: July 06, 2016, 06:45:23 EDT » |
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I bet the lawyers will keep the majority of that $2.48 million for their services. And the public will likely never know because of confidentiality agreements.
Yes this was a ransom payment like most Title IX settlements to date.
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« Reply #7 on: July 06, 2016, 06:58:07 EDT » |
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I bet the lawyers will keep the majority of that $2.48 million for their services. And the public will likely never know because of confidentiality agreements.
Yes this was a ransom payment like most Title IX settlements to date.
I saw somewhere that the plaintiffs get <$700K each |
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All men dream: but not equally. Those who Dream by night in the dusty recesses of their minds Wake in the day to find that it was vanity; but the Dreamers of the day are dangerous men, for they May act their dream with open eyes, to make it Possible. This I did. —T. E. Lawrence, The Seven Pillars of Wisdom _________________________________________________________________________________________________ "If you find yourself in a fair fight, you didn't plan your mission properly." - David Hackworth "Be polite, be professional, but have a plan to kill everybody you meet" General James "Mad Dog" Mattis |
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« Reply #8 on: July 06, 2016, 07:01:49 EDT » |
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I saw somewhere that the plaintiffs get <$700K each
It would have to be far less than $700k. I'm not a math whiz but I can do that math.  |
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« Reply #9 on: July 06, 2016, 07:04:48 EDT » |
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All men dream: but not equally. Those who Dream by night in the dusty recesses of their minds Wake in the day to find that it was vanity; but the Dreamers of the day are dangerous men, for they May act their dream with open eyes, to make it Possible. This I did. —T. E. Lawrence, The Seven Pillars of Wisdom _________________________________________________________________________________________________ "If you find yourself in a fair fight, you didn't plan your mission properly." - David Hackworth "Be polite, be professional, but have a plan to kill everybody you meet" General James "Mad Dog" Mattis |
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« Reply #10 on: July 07, 2016, 04:00:28 EDT » |
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The main reason I go shoeless is to expedite the computation of complex problems, like the sum of an Oatmeal Creme Pie, Twix, and a Yoo Hoo.
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« Reply #11 on: July 07, 2016, 07:11:35 EDT » |
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If anything positive comes out of this, it may involve an overhaul of the University's process for adjudicating student misbehavior and/or grievances. The system was a joke when i was in school and from what I have read has improved little to none.
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« Reply #12 on: July 09, 2016, 04:39:06 EDT » |
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From an article I saw today, each person was to receive about $166,000 after the lawyer feed at the trough. If any lawyers are offended by my remarks; good. You should be offended and shamed by your money-grubbing, scum-sucking fellow lawyers that once again gamed a system to line their pockets with cash.
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« Reply #13 on: July 09, 2016, 04:52:08 EDT » |
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From an article I saw today, each person was to receive about $166,000 after the lawyer feed at the trough. If any lawyers are offended by my remarks; good. You should be offended and shamed by your money-grubbing, scum-sucking fellow lawyers that once again gamed a system to line their pockets with cash.
I read the same thing. |
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« Reply #14 on: July 09, 2016, 10:32:36 EDT » |
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It irritated me that the lawyer started some type of heroic dialogue as if he slayed a dragon or something. Just shut up and take the money already you bottom feeder!
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« Reply #15 on: July 11, 2016, 03:38:24 EDT » |
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From an article I saw today, each person was to receive about $166,000 after the lawyer feed at the trough. If any lawyers are offended by my remarks; good. You should be offended and shamed by your money-grubbing, scum-sucking fellow lawyers that once again gamed a system to line their pockets with cash.
Not a bad haul for a college student or recent college student. |
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