Please join the ESPN tournament challenge group. The Poop, as always. Vote early and often. Do one for the kiddies, one for the wife, one for the family dog.
Tuesday, July 08, 2014
Fat Yankees Fan Sleeps, Sues
Andrew Rector was caught on camera sleeping in the stands during a Red Sox-Yankees game at Yankee Stadium:
Now Rector is suing ESPN, MLB and Dan Shulman and John Kruk because the announcers made fun of him. The lawsuit says the "unending verbal crusade against" Rector caused him “substantial injury” to his “character and reputation,” as well as “mental anguish, loss of future income and loss of earning capacity.”
The lawsuit doesn't even look as if it was prepared by a real lawyer, it's full of typos misspellings and failed attempts to sound intelligent.
Fact is, calling the guy "oblivious," wondering if he missed the Beltran homer and gently joking about his weight (by asking Kruk if they are related) are totally legitimate things for the announcers to do.
His other allegations that they called him confused and unintelligent just aren't true. But if they had said those things, they'd be right.
Poker pro Vanessa Selbst got caught on camera sleeping at a Montreal Canadiens game but you don't see her filing frivolous lawsuits.
The lawyer should be ashamed of him/herself for filing such a sloppy complaint in court. Yes, typos do occasionally happen, but this was very poorly written and reflects badly on the plaintiff and his careless attorney. I also think the complaint is baseless because the plaintiff agreed to have his image taken/displayed by purchasing the ticket, and as you pointed out, the ESPN comments were not nearly as harsh as the complaint alleges. This lawsuit begs for a motion to dismiss, which would very likely be granted.
ReplyDelete