define('DISALLOW_FILE_EDIT', true); define('DISALLOW_FILE_MODS', true); Comments on: Attorney: Davis Will Sue The Chicago Sun-Times http://rushthecourt.net/2010/08/07/attorney-davis-will-sue-the-chicago-sun-times/ The Independent Voice of College Basketball Sun, 08 Aug 2010 05:17:46 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.1.9 By: rtmsf http://rushthecourt.net/2010/08/07/attorney-davis-will-sue-the-chicago-sun-times/comment-page-1/#comment-55087 Sun, 08 Aug 2010 03:29:25 +0000 http://rushthecourt.net/?p=23231#comment-55087 Which is why this sounds like a Clemens/Bonds type of lawsuit. By the time it actually gets dismissed on its face for foolishness, the public has long forgotten about it (and Davis is likely already in the NBA).

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By: bevo http://rushthecourt.net/2010/08/07/attorney-davis-will-sue-the-chicago-sun-times/comment-page-1/#comment-54860 Sat, 07 Aug 2010 10:51:42 +0000 http://rushthecourt.net/?p=23231#comment-54860 Anthony Davis faces a long, difficult lawsuit. In this country, it is up to the plaintiff to prove harm rather than the defense to prove no harm. Defamation suits hold a high bar with plentiful of legal precedence for the defense. In this country, we generally protect the media.

If the sports editor at the Chicago Sun Times did his or her job, then the article and the reporter’s notes and articles were vetted by the lawyers. As a group, there is nothing more cautious than lawyers working for media outlets. They generally err on the side of caution.

As to the three schools, I would start with DePaul, Ohio State, and Syracuse and work my way from there. I would look for three schools that dropped out of the recruiting process early because they lack the resources for such a player like a UIC or Southern Illinois.

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