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| 2002-12-10 |
| Two former Jefferson County, Mississippi, jurors have filed a $6 billion lawsuit against CBS' "60 Minutes" and a newspaper owner over comments about the size of jury awards in the county. Anthony Berry and Johnny Anderson said the news program defamed them in a segment that called the county a haven for "jackpot justice." Berry was among jurors who made a $150 million verdict in an asbestos case, and Anderson sat on a jury that awarded a $150 million judgment in a diet drug case. They are seeking $597 million in actual damages and $5.9 billion in punitive damages. Ummm... Lemme get this straight: they feel defamed because 60 Minutes said they were on juries that awarded ridiculous amounts — so they're suing CBS for ridiculous amounts? I guess that makes sense. Not a lot of sense, but sense... |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |
| #4 business must be slow. In any other business, this would be called marketing. |
| Posted by: john 2002-12-10 19:40:48 |
| #3 More like $1.97 actual damages, and hoping an in-bred cousin will make Christmas come true for the punitive $...? |
| Posted by: Frank G 2002-12-10 15:43:09 |
| #2 You say jackpot, I say crackpot, let's call it even and go grab a brewski. |
| Posted by: Chuck 2002-12-10 15:12:26 |
| #1 Fred, it might make a lot of sense. After all, what are the odds that there are twelve other mopes in Jefferson County that think like they do? We're talking jackpot city. Of course if that's true, then the 60 Minutes piece is right, and that means it isn't libel ...... |
| Posted by: Steve White 2002-12-10 13:44:54 |