by Long Island Attorney Paul A. Lauto, Esq.
On April 13, 2014 the Yankees played the rival Red Sox at Yankee Stadium, as the game was broadcasted to millions by ESPN. During the game a Yankee fan had fallen asleep in the second row, which caught the camera's eye and some commentary.
Although to many the commentary seemed innocuous, the sleeping subject of the commentary had different feelings and has now filed a lawsuit in excess of $10 million dollars against ESPN, MLB, the Yankees and the announcers. The damages claimed are for defamation and mental anguish caused to the claimant.
The Complaint filed in the Bronx Supreme Court, claims among other things, that "...verbal onslaughts crossed the line between reporting on sport and abuse against the plaintiff without reasonable cause or restraint, not just from the literal meaning of all the words or statements but from the unexpressed implications of the statements as well as the pictures and captions like 'Sleeping Yankee fan cares not for your Rivalry Talk.'
Read the full post at www.liattorney.com/scales-of-justice.html.
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