Breaking: I've Been Physically Assaulted by Rojo at the World Championships

That was criminal court I cited. You are a dimwit. But I say that with no malice.

Hey lawyers, if Rojo did not assault Wejo, would Wejo then be guilty of libel for claiming that he did (regardless of whether or not Wejo speaks one of the Chinese languages)?Could Rojo then sue for damages to his reputation (granted the value placed on this likely would be a very minimal amount) ?

Shocker that wejo/rojo can't get scoops or people in the know to confide to them.

Assuming he is suing him in a US court under US/state libel statutes, this is actually a very interesting jurisdictional issue because said events occurred outside the US and was arguably published outside the US, but communicated to those inside the US. Nevermind the facts that these two are using corporate/business channels to communicate but both own the business.

Aside from the jx issue, the common law elements of libel are fairly straightforward.

Written statement? Yes. False? Yes. Communicated to third party with understanding it was about plaintiff? Yes.

Defamatory? A lot different case law but essentially if it harms the repurtation of another in the community or deters others from associating with him, then yes. It is a question for a jury. If I was plaintiff: a complete fabrication aimed at destroying the credibility of a fellow journalist if only to take over the business. If I was defendant: the two brothers were drunk and the comments was obviously a joke and understood to be by the relevant audience as evidenced by replies on the forum.

Damages:

Special damages - depends on outcome of statement: "A plaintiff in a defamation case is entitled to receive damages for any lost earnings, future lost earning capacity, and other lost business or economic opportunities that he/she suffered or is likely to suffer as a result of the defamatory statement. If the plaintiff is self-employed, lost economic opportunities may include such losses as loss of current clients or a reasonable expectation of losing future clients. Regardless of whether the plaintiff is self-employed or not, lost economic opportunities may also include the plaintiff’s inability to get a new job if the plaintiff lost his/her old job as a result of the defamatory communication"

~General damages: "These non-economic damages in defamation cases also include such injuries as impairment to the victim’s reputation and standing in the community, personal humiliation, shame, and disgrace"

So, to fully answer the question it will cost you about $50k in legal bills and he will likely recover $200 if he doesn't lose his job lolz

Sally Vixxxxxxens wrote:

wejo wrote:

I don't speak Chinese so I don't think I'll be able to press charges.

But things are well, maybe the assault spurred my productivity. We are leaving the track at 1:30 am, the earliest all week.

There is no "Chinese" language. There IS mandarin, Cantonese, Taiwanese, Shanghaiese and others. Have you two ever actually opened up a book in your lives?

Also, legally, assault means to threaten someone. Battery is the physical beating or hitting of another. Did he assault you or did he batter you?

The Chinese are well known for battering things.

not a drunkard wrote:

Go home, your drunk.

My drunk is what?

You cited "criminal court"?

You mean a criminal statute? Or a state court decision?

When you said "court" did you mean all jx in the US?

I'm sure you did.

asdkjl;fjdslajdfa wrote:

You cited "criminal court"?

You mean a criminal statute? Or a state court decision?

When you said "court" did you mean all jx in the US?

I'm sure you did.

I meant criminal law. Was distracted at the time. But earlier you claimed I was referring to civil law. Please show.

Thanks for the pro bono work! Great post.

So if posters post like they believe Wejo, Wejo could be in trouble.

I don't think Rojo will have any financial loss as a result of the libelous statement, but if Rojo could show humiliation and shame he may be awarded some settlement.

Is Rojo capable of experiencing a level of shame that could result in financial compensation?

Way to ruin the fun drycrack!

wejo wrote:

I don't speak Chinese so I don't think I'll be able to press charges.

But things are well, maybe the assault spurred my productivity. We are leaving the track at 1:30 am, the earliest all week.

JFC. Go to your rooms, both of you.

Conundrum wrote:

Thanks for the pro bono work! Great post.

So if posters post like they believe Wejo, Wejo could be in trouble.

I don't think Rojo will have any financial loss as a result of the libelous statement, but if Rojo could show humiliation and shame he may be awarded some settlement.

Is Rojo capable of experiencing a level of shame that could result in financial compensation?

Depends on who you ask.

Actually, no it doesn't.

No.

If I need a lawyer, I can just come post on here.

Some of you take things way too seriously.

Definitely sober when I posted last night. Was still at stadium. Punch drunk from exhaustion was the only type of drunk I was.

Media 800 is today.

wejo wrote:

If I need a lawyer, I can just come post on here.

Some of you take things way too seriously.

Definitely sober when I posted last night. Was still at stadium. Punch drunk from exhaustion was the only type of drunk I was.

Media 800 is today.

Would you post your training log?

asdkjl;fjdslajdfa wrote:

Conundrum wrote:

Thanks for the pro bono work! Great post.

So if posters post like they believe Wejo, Wejo could be in trouble.

I don't think Rojo will have any financial loss as a result of the libelous statement, but if Rojo could show humiliation and shame he may be awarded some settlement.

Is Rojo capable of experiencing a level of shame that could result in financial compensation?

Depends on who you ask.

Actually, no it doesn't.

No.

1) I thought it was a great post but I try hard to be a nice guy and this is letsrun so the bar is set pretty low for quality.

2) I believe you said posts can provide evidence regarding how the information is perceived by the relevant audience.

"If I was defendant: the two brothers were drunk and the comments was obviously a joke and understood to be by the relevant audience as evidenced by replies on the forum."

3) Your "no" was ambiguous but its seems Rojo if he is humiliated would meet criterion for what you described as general damages: "These non-economic damages in defamation cases also include such injuries as impairment to the victims reputation and standing in the community, personal humiliation, shame, and disgrace"

asdkjl;fjdslajdfa wrote:

Conundrum wrote:

Thanks for the pro bono work! Great post.

So if posters post like they believe Wejo, Wejo could be in trouble.

I don't think Rojo will have any financial loss as a result of the libelous statement, but if Rojo could show humiliation and shame he may be awarded some settlement.

Is Rojo capable of experiencing a level of shame that could result in financial compensation?

Depends on who you ask.

Actually, no it doesn't.

No.

1) I thought it was a great post but I try hard to be a nice guy and this is letsrun so the bar is set pretty low for quality.

2) I believe you said posts can provide evidence regarding how the information is perceived by the relevant audience.

"If I was defendant: the two brothers were drunk and the comments was obviously a joke and understood to be by the relevant audience as evidenced by replies on the forum."

3) Your "no" was ambiguous but its seems Rojo if he is humiliated would meet criterion for what you described as general damages: "These non-economic damages in defamation cases also include such injuries as impairment to the victims reputation and standing in the community, personal humiliation, shame, and disgrace"

On reread, the boldface made your "no" less ambiguous.

This thread baffles me. What happened?

Anyways, can you break 2:30 in the 800 again? That was impressive the last one in jeans, right? If I recall.

Does James Cameron get to run this. It would seem slightly unfair.