I am not a legal person so that won't help. However, I really do want Powell to win her case.
But, what I see is a filing that makes several excuses about jurisdictions, appropriate law, improper district etc. So she is trying to evade the suit by relying on technicalities. Then, eventually it does say: "Analyzed under these factors, even assuming, arguendo, that each of the statements alleged in the Complaint could be proved true or false, no reasonable person would conclude that the statements were truly statements of fact."
I assumed she knew what she was talking about because not only was she involved with the cases so would have inside knowledge but she is also an attorney who would know all about defamation, libel and slander.
Now, it seems, I was being "unreasonable" in my beliefs.
This video from Viva Frei sums it up better than I ever could. I, too, suspected a defamation suit could be on the cards. I also assumed, apparently incorrectly, that Powell was speaking the truth as that is a defense against defamation. However, that "reasonable" assumption also seems to have been unfounded.
I am not a legal person so that won't help. However, I really do want Powell to win her case.
But, what I see is a filing that makes several excuses about jurisdictions, appropriate law, improper district etc. So she is trying to evade the suit by relying on technicalities. Then, eventually it does say: "Analyzed under these factors, even assuming, arguendo, that each of the statements alleged in the Complaint could be proved true or false, no reasonable person would conclude that the statements were truly statements of fact."
I assumed she knew what she was talking about because not only was she involved with the cases so would have inside knowledge but she is also an attorney who would know all about defamation, libel and slander.
Now, it seems, I was being "unreasonable" in my beliefs.
This video from Viva Frei sums it up better than I ever could. I, too, suspected a defamation suit could be on the cards. I also assumed, apparently incorrectly, that Powell was speaking the truth as that is a defense against defamation. However, that "reasonable" assumption also seems to have been unfounded.