We're the Military and Airpower Guys of Jonah Goldberg of National Review Online + a stray we found wandering around looking lost. All original material JHD, BHD, JR, WT, and KA 2003-2010 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/06/duke_continued.html Sat, 24 Mar 2012 15:39:03 Z Movable Type 4.12 en Copyright 2012 http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification So, Mr. Nifong's life continues to implode. Well and good. May he find some redemptive value in his self-inflicted travails. Of course, he's got some more time in court coming... as a defendant in some tort cases. However... in related news, Duke University announced it had reached an undisclosed financial settlement with the three former lacrosse players falsely accused of rape last year. Hmmmm. Duke suspended Reade Seligmann, Collin Finnerty and Dave Evans after they were charged with raping a stripper at an off-campus party. The university also canceled the team's season and forced their coach to resign. "We welcomed... http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/06/duke_continued.html http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/06/duke_continued.html Tue, 19 Jun 2007 07:49:48 -0600 How much did Duke pay. Speculation welcome... 10 million a person plus legal fees?? http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/06/duke_continued.html#comment-61326 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/06/duke_continued.html#comment-61326 Tue, 19 Jun 2007 23:55:31 -0600 Given the legal firepower and facts that they brought to the table, I doubt that any of the three left in a financial hole. I think that the hard part for the G88 is that I doubt that they have any protection for anything they say today (or ever) and that being quiet about the topic may be the hardest thing that they ever have to do. http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/06/duke_continued.html#comment-61305 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/06/duke_continued.html#comment-61305 Tue, 19 Jun 2007 13:59:43 -0600 Sigh. Allow me my dreams, Casey, allow me my dreams. http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/06/duke_continued.html#comment-61301 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/06/duke_continued.html#comment-61301 Tue, 19 Jun 2007 13:17:43 -0600 very careful to make sure that all university employees (including faculty) will not be held liable as part of the settlement. One commenter/author said that such a clause is "boilerplate" in the settlement form ususally used by universities. It sucks that the gang of 88 won't be held legally liable, but on the other hand it sounds as if the young men got the cost of their defense back. I've seen too many stories where folks successfully defended themselves against unfounded charges, but ended up with nothing at the end of it. Isn't America wonderful? ]]> http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/06/duke_continued.html#comment-61300 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/06/duke_continued.html#comment-61300 Tue, 19 Jun 2007 13:05:46 -0600