Woman Who Accused Michael Flatley of Sex Assault Ordered to Pay Him $11M
Tuesday , December 18, 2007
AP
LOS ANGELES —
A woman who accused Michael Flatley of sexual assault has been ordered to pay him more than $11 million for making false allegations to extort money from him, according to documents obtained Monday.
Superior Court Judge Michael L. Stern found that real estate agent Tyna Marie Robertson had defamed and intentionally inflicted emotional distress upon Flatley, 49, who appeared in "Riverdance," "Lord of the Dance," "Feet of Flames" and "Celtic Tiger."
Robertson had alleged Flatley raped her in a Las Vegas hotel in 2002 and threatened to sue unless he agreed to pay a "seven figures" settlement, according to court papers....
Robertson then filed a $33 million lawsuit in Illinois alleging sexual assault, but it was dismissed....
Flatley countered with a lawsuit against Robertson and her lawyer D. Dean Mauro claiming extortion, intentional infliction of emotional distress and defamation.
The California Supreme Court held in July 2006 that Mauro had committed extortion, and he settled the case by making "a substantial payment" to Flatley, according to a statement from the dancer's lawyer, Ricardo P. Cestero....
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,317236,00.html
Will Michael Flatley be dancing a victory jig?
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themanintheseersuckersuit
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Will Michael Flatley be dancing a victory jig?
Suitguy is not bitter.
feels he represents the many educated and rational onlookers who believe that the hysterical denouncement of lay scepticism is both unwarranted and counter-productive
The problem, then, is that such calls do not address an opposition audience so much as they signal virtue. They talk past those who need convincing. They ignore actual facts and counterargument. And they are irreparably smug.
feels he represents the many educated and rational onlookers who believe that the hysterical denouncement of lay scepticism is both unwarranted and counter-productive
The problem, then, is that such calls do not address an opposition audience so much as they signal virtue. They talk past those who need convincing. They ignore actual facts and counterargument. And they are irreparably smug.
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themanintheseersuckersuit
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My guess is that the chance of this one being paid is about 0%, and certainly not enough to pay the lawyers.ne1410s wrote:I just read( I think its was USN&WR) where about 7% of these judgments end up being paid.
Suitguy is not bitter.
feels he represents the many educated and rational onlookers who believe that the hysterical denouncement of lay scepticism is both unwarranted and counter-productive
The problem, then, is that such calls do not address an opposition audience so much as they signal virtue. They talk past those who need convincing. They ignore actual facts and counterargument. And they are irreparably smug.
feels he represents the many educated and rational onlookers who believe that the hysterical denouncement of lay scepticism is both unwarranted and counter-productive
The problem, then, is that such calls do not address an opposition audience so much as they signal virtue. They talk past those who need convincing. They ignore actual facts and counterargument. And they are irreparably smug.
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AnnieCamaro
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From what I've read (with no way to double-check the accuracy of every statement,) this woman is some kind of serial suer, and her lawyer previously has proven successful at a number of settlements -- perhaps very much like that process called "extortion" in the linked news story -- along the way.
Not from Annie. Sorry about that.
signed,
SC
Not from Annie. Sorry about that.
signed,
SC
Sou iu koto de.