Smittymoose

You should read the lawsuit and not just what the plaintiff’s attorney says. They’re also asking for emotional damages. They had to ask for at least $500 to invoke the jurisdiction of the court. You really think that bozo took these cases as a public service? And it doesn’t matter whether anyone “believes” he’s innocent. Who cares? Before you said he was going to be registering as a sex offender and have to admit guilt in any settlement. Now he might just settle for too much money instead? yeesh.

Well, he’s a bad one then. A defendant is not presumed liable in a civil suit. A defendant is not liable until the plaintiff proves it is more likely than not (preponderance of the evidence) that the defendant committed whatever civil offense is alleged. The burden is certainly much lower, but a defendant is still presumed not to be liable until proven otherwise.

Yes, that’s how settlements work. People drop their demands to reach an agreement somewhere in the middle. lol if you think he’s going to settle and still admit guilt. Please find a single example of someone registering as a sex offender as a result of a civil suit, particularly upon settlement. You’ll be looking for a while.

Should be “no liability” since I cannot edit my posts for whatever stupid reason.

You’re wrong again. The defendant still starts with a presumption of liability. The burden is just lower for the plaintiff (preponderance of evidence rather than beyond a reasonable doubt).

Under what authority would someone who settles a civil matter have to register as a sex offender? And rarely do people settle a civil matter and “admit guilt.” lol

It’s pointless to cut TB, trade for Minshew, and draft a first round QB. No sense in giving up draft capital for a QB that you intend on being a one-year bride guy. Might as well roll with Teddy for another year. I like trading for Minshew, but really no reason to cut Teddy or draft Lance if that happens. There’s no sense in making a trade for Minshew if you aren’t going to give him a season to prove if he can be “the guy.” I get that it would save cap space this year, but so what? What big fish is Carolina going to spend money on now? And at that point you’ve given Jacksonville a 3rd or 4th round pick. The right move in your scenario is drafting Sewell at 8 or auctioning the pick to the highest bidder for Sewell.

Fans are better off accepting at this point that Teddy Bridgewater will be the Panthers QB in 2020. There is not another clear upgrade that is readily available to Carolina with Watson untradeable for the time being. Once you move past the point that Carolina has a deficiency at the QB position, you have to look at what's best for the team. Do you take the 5th best QB in the draft at #8, or the 3rd best non-QB? I think the latter is the superior option by a long shot. Obviously trading down would be even better, but it takes two to tango. Maybe someone moves up for Lance or one of the OLs, but it's safe to assume it's unlikely rather than likely. I agree with trading for Minshew. He's shown enough to at least think he's interesting as a starting option, and he's cheap for at least another two years. Jacksonville clearly has no use for him after signing Beathard. I would toss them a conditional fourth in 2022 that can upgrade to a third or second depending on various escalators. Give him a chance to compete with TB this year and look at drafting a QB next year unless Minshew impresses.

Wrong. I think he'll struggle with NFL-level WRs because his best attribute is being grabby/disrupting WRs at the LOS. His make-up speed is not special, which is concerning for a guy you are going to have to deploy a lot in press man coverage.

Because he's not a good QB and is at least a year away. Wasting the cheap years of a rookie QB with a shitty veteran in front of him is stupid, particularly for a team like Carolina that is going to need more than a game manager to be successful next year.

Big deal, he ran a 4.39 in underwear. Watch some football. His game speed is slow and he struggles changing direction.

Horrendous. Horn is a mediocre athlete that belongs in the second or third round, not the first, and certainly not a top 10 pick. That would be an F- pick for the Panthers. As for the big board top 8, penciling in the top 3: 1. Lawrence 2. Wilson 3. Jones ------ 4. Fields 5. Sewell 6. Slater 7. Pitts 8. Chase Parsons would be next man up.

Buzbee is a scumbag loser: https://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/Dallas-woman-destroys-300K-worth-of-art-at-12456018.php https://law.justia.com/cases/texas/fourteenth-court-of-appeals/2020/14-19-00512-cv.html (pretty sad when a lawyer loses his own case on a motion to dismiss) https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/05/21/mario-williams-should-brace-for-ugly-fight/ https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/10233725/mario-williams-buffalo-bills-settles-lawsuit-engagement-ring (released text messages that hurt his client as well as Williams without his client knowing) I'm sure that's just the tip of the iceberg with this fraud.

Not at all what they're asking for if you read the Complaint. Just a lawyer's trick to say it's not about money. They have to ask for at least $500 to invoke the jurisdiction of that court, apparently, in Texas. They are seeking emotional distress and punitive damages as well.

But JaRule told me there were no jury trials in civil court in Texas!

This is foolishness. You're wrong again. Many states do not require parties to pay jury fees. Of those that do, the fee is typically minimal, and that minimal fee can be waived by application to the court.

Like you? You just said there's no jury in civil trials, which is patently wrong. If a party requests a jury trial in a civil case, it generally has a right to one unless it is in a lesser court such as a magistrate court. You might check the Constitution, Seventh Amendment.