Re: Rape Education Story #64

"Robert Lee" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> "Bo Raxo" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in
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> > Wow, can I be a victim of a false accusation?  For a million bucks,
> > they can say I raped Mother Teresa for all I care.
>
> This goes way beyond a false accusation, Bo: the university essentially
> tried this guy without his knowledge, pressured the alleged "victim" to
> declare him guilty over and over against her will and then lied when she
> wouldn't, and then notified him that he wouldn't be getting the
> certification he'd earned over a criminal charge they'd pretty much
> invented only after he'd paid for it in money, time and successful
> effort. They broke their own internal codes in doing so, never mind legal
> contracts with the guy.
>
> There's nothing particularly absurd about him getting a million bucks for
> a seven year fight over that, considering legal fees. Let's guess...I
> dunno, something mid-low, like 40K as average salary+benefits he could
> have taken in on his earned certification over those seven years. That's
> almost $300K. Then figure punitive damages, which the Supreme Court says
> can be the same as the real damages, but no more, so--we're up to $600K,
> now. 40% of award is not unusual for attorney's fees, so...hey, whaddya
> know, we already got to a million bucks, and all the guy gets is double
> what he should have earned, and that's guessing low, plus a little extra
> for all the trouble of getting reamed up the ass by a bunch of busybodies
> who should have known better.
>
> -- 
> --Robert
>

Okay, when you do the math, I guess the award is probably fair or even a bit
low.  But I still bet the court awarded him lawyers fees seperately.