Howard K. Stern – Rita Cosby Lawsuit Settled, no trial
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In just a simple statement on the Court’s Docket dated November 20, 2009 the suit of Howard K. Stern vs. Rita Cosby for defamation pending in the Southern District of the Federal Court of New York is over, and we will never know the truth now. Elizabeth McNamara filed the paperwork late today with the Court on behalf of both parties. The Stipulation of the settlement has not been filed yet. Therefore we don’t know if it will Stipulate that the settlement NOT be sealed; if Rita Cosby will have to do a public apology; if the books will be pulled from bookstores or if they will remain forever to haunt Howard K. Stern. From what I have read about Elizabeth McNamara if she thought Rita Cosby had a chance she would carry this all of the way to trial. Cosby has to pay for all of the work McNamara and her team has done over the last 2+ years out of Cosby’s pocket or Hachette Book’s insurance. I am sure that Lin Wood was on a contingent basis and will get his 40 – 50% plus costs off of the top and we will never know what Stern received, unless the Stipulation of the settlement is to be filed openly we will never know what Howard K. Stern walks away with.
STIPULATION OF VOLUNTARY DISMISSAL It is hereby stipulated and agreed by and between the parties and/or their respective counsel(s) that the above-captioned action is voluntarily dismissed, with prejudice against the defendant(s) Rita Cosby and without costs to either party pursuant to Rule 41(a)(1)(A)(ii) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. Document filed by Rita Cosby
November 20, 2009 Dismissal of lawsuit with prejudiced in the Howard K. Stern vs. Rita Cosby defamation suit, additional stipulations of the settlement will be filed later, both parties to pay their own costs.
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HUH??? WTF??? WHERE DID THIS COME FROM??? DID THEY SETTLE OR DISMISS???
I saw that on TMZ by a poster I think it was yesterday but nothing was said to back it up just the statement apparently it was dismissed.
With what they did to Anna’s privacy in California this is a good outcome…bet it cost a lot to settle it
rOSE THE LINK IS TO ONE OF vIRGIES DOCS
oopps still had the caps button on sorry….
heath [5] rose will fix it. I pointed out what you said and she responded “F***. I’ll fix it in just a minute” (she’s finishing up some editing on an article)
link is fixed
So that woman gets away with committing bribery as so many have said money talks and bullsh– walks.IMO she should do jail time or be penalized in some way for her contemptible actions>
RRemind any one of the O’Quinn cased.?
*A CIVIL CASE CAN BE DISMISSED *IF* THE PARTY (COSBY) SETTLES FOR HER WRONGDOING.
Roxanne,
[1] Cosby settled, then it was dismissed.
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repost
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“No COURT COSTS are assessed. That is, the Court is no longer required to act except to file the paperwork. Settlement details are not provided to the Court.
Posted on Nov 20th 2009 by Only swim in the Ocean”
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Thanks Swims!
Yes, THAT IS A FACT!
“No COURT COSTS are assessed. That is, the Court is no longer required to act except to file the paperwork. Settlement details are not provided to the Court.”
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Cosby settled for an unclosed amount….
She out and out lied in her book….
For Cosby to get away with NOT paying for Wood – there HAD to be some sort of ‘give and take’! Like ‘outing’ the TX cabal for all of their underhanded activities. That should be helpful in CA I think.
Listen people who are not understanding, it is NOT THE JUDGE who decides if both counsel’s get paid or not! (or if they both pay their own costs) It is decided by HKS/Wood & McN/Cosby in settlement negotiations!
Cosby should have never wrote about a NON EXISTENT SEX TAPE! Believe me, I am sure that Wood got paid, HKS got some payment for this ugly rumor that humiliated him and his family in the public eye. Millions wouldn’t have been enough for the lies Cosby, TX and SC told. Lets not forget the revengeful lies from the Hatten family to ruin this man.
I only hope that giving up McC, DC, and Vice was part of the settlement package along with the monetary portion that the Insurance and most likely some out of pocket from Cosby from the *Book of Lies* sales.
It (the case) was not at all; *for nothing*. Great job, L.Wood!”
*** Ken / Rose ***
>> I am in SPAM. Sorry.
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*A CIVIL CASE CAN BE DISMISSED *IF* THE PARTY (COSBY) SETTLES FOR HER WRONGDOING.
Roxanne,
[1] Cosby settled, then it was dismissed.
Wasn’t this case supposed to go to trial so couldn’t a dismissal of the case mean there was an out of court settlement in order not to take it to trial? I’m confused as to why if that’s the case Lin Wood or even HKS would just back off/walk away from the shit Rita Cosby said and did.
Question…
Why do some think HKS could not have testified in the Cosby case due to the upcoming California trial?
Beth [10] I think you answered my question before I could post it
JMA > “Why do some think HKS could not have testified in the Cosby case due to the upcoming California trial?”
Because they are ‘blinded’ by their imagined hatred for him, would be my guess…
Believe me there was an ‘out of court settlement’ and it is ILLEGAL for either party or their counsel to breath one word on how much it was!
(Confidential Legal Agreement > they could be in serious contempt of Court if they told)
Remember how Wood was trying to find out if McC talked? (on how much was negotiated for O’Q to pay before HKS would settle) Same thing here.
It was the ‘gossip’ from the VAS that HKS ‘ONLY’ got his legal fees paid… BS knee deep for sure that truly stunk to high heaven!
They can spin all they want to on VA’s side… Cosby did wrong and it was SHE who chose not to let a jury decide!
JMA… Honestly, they are wrong on the other side.
No matter how hard they want to spin it or twist it will not make it so.
*** I am sitll STUCK IN MODERATION! ***
I will go and get OSITO’s points on this.
[Dang-it! I reposted something with that 'untrained assistant's name in there! ;) ]
Beth [14] There has not been any stipulation yet on whether the settlement is going to be sealed or not, yet. They just filed some stuff to keep from having to go to court on Monday. The stipulations will be filed later one, so it may or may not be sealed.
Beth [15] yer out of moderation, took you out a couple minutes ago.
LOl “sitll” s/b still…
Now I am FREE! Thank you.
[16 & 17] Thanks so much Ken…
Yes, that does make sense about them having filed a Motion to let the Court/Judge know not to continue.
Most likely it will be sealed, anytime an Insurance is involved; they do not like any amounts to be known due to future suits. IMO anyway.
e.g. If the amounts were known on a settlement the future clients would possibly want that amount also.
I hope some of those topix people that continue posting on both topix and TMZ read read Rose’s article someone posted that the case was dismissed with prejudice against HKS instead of Rita Cosby.maybe it was mistakenly posted wrong at first and is now fixed.
Thanks Beth for Swims post and your #14 & 15 responses sorry took so long to say that I’m watching Ghost Whisper so I’m checking back in during commercials.
REPOSTS:
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“Thank goodness the NY case has been settled. Cosby wasn’t foolish enough to go to trial–last day to settle! That leaves South Carolina awaiting the judge’s rulings on motions before him for sanctions, leave to add defendants, etc.”
Posted on Nov 20th 2009 by Howard Supporter
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“Yes, the real interest for those of us who have read all the docs from all sides all along in the inter-related cases is the sum total of the information dragged out of the well known nefarious characters of the ANS saga.
O’Q, Speer, Opri, VA (Federal case) and now Cosby all settled just in time; no one was prepared to go before a Court and repeat their heinous and disgusting lies. Also interesting is how all but O’Q (who commanded Clark/Wilma to fall on their swords although it did not help him) were left dangling on their own when sued; no backup from their buddies in crime and defamation.
The SC case and poor SB next up.”
Posted on Nov 20th 2009 by Only swim in the Ocean
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“11-20-09 Doc 167 Cosby Case
“IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED AND AGREED, by and between the undersigned counsel for plaintiff Howard K. Stern and defendant Rita Cosby, pursuant to Rule 41 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, that the above captioned action be, and hereby is, dismissed with prejudice in its entirety, without costs to either party. This Stipulation may be executed in one or more counterparts. The several executed copies together will be considered an original and will be binding on the parties.
Signed 11-20-09 in New York, New York by L. Lin Wood and Elizabeth A. McNamara.
Posted on Nov 20th 2009 by Only swim in the Ocean”
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(my thoughts)
FROM THE ACTUAL COURT DOCUMENT:
“This Stipulation may be executed in one or more counterparts.”
STIPULATION = AGREEMENT
Cosby AGREED to SETTLE because she did not want to go to trial! PERIOD.
HKS/Wood DID NOT **NEED** TO AGREE to settle, they negotiated what they wanted for Cosby’s wrongdoing.
Not saying they got all they wanted because no one knows what they decided would be enough.
Both sides have to weigh the costs of a trial.
HKS did not just give up… the VAS are completely wrong when they type that nonsense!
FROM THE ACTUAL COURT DOCUMENT:
*** Ken *** I will not ‘repost’ anymore, I am sorry again, as I AM STUCK. Thanks.
“This Stipulation may be executed in one or more counterparts.”
STIPULATION = AGREEMENT
Cosby AGREED to SETTLE because she did not want to go to trial! PERIOD.
HKS/Wood DID NOT **NEED** TO AGREE to settle, they negotiated what they wanted for Cosby’s wrongdoing.
Not saying they got all they wanted because no one knows what they decided would be enough.
Both sides have to weigh the costs of a trial.
HKS did not just give up… the VAS are completely wrong when they type that nonsense!
Just a few links from the google search on Confidential Agreements that make the case dismissed with prejudice (cannot be filed again by the same parties as it has been worked out monetarily by an agreement)
* I am on dial up tonight and couldn’t go to all of the sites quick enough…
so I just copied the search info from the ‘search page’.
http://www.docstoc.com/docs/15627647/Confidential-Settlement-Agreement—4-KIDS-ENTERTAINMENT-INC—3-16-2009
“CONFIDENTIAL SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND GENERAL RELEASE OF ALL CLAIMS RECITALS … by this Settlement Agreement in accordance with all legal principles. …. its counsel to execute the stipulation of dismissal with prejudice attached …”
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http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601109&refer=exclusive&sid=aI4rCCRoLFQI
“Aug 2, 2007 … The company’s legal record is “certainly important to investor … Such settlements would be confidential, Taser said in its May 10 SEC filing. … “The parties entered into a `settlement and confidentiality agreement and general release. … In February, the lawsuit was dismissed with prejudice. …”
*** Ken *** I will not ‘repost’ anymore, I am sorry again, as I AM STUCK. Thanks.
s/b:
FROM THE ACTUAL COURT DOCUMENT:
“This Stipulation may be executed in one or more counterparts.”
STIPULATION = AGREEMENT
Beth [23] No, go ahead and repost the stuff. Maybe just put ** where the W name is. (that was what caught your last post).
Ken [26] is that ‘W’ the start of a bad word
JMA,
I have drifted away a bit from Ghost Whisperer… Since they jumped in time a few years last season.
But I still love Medium and Numbers!
I think two new shows; “The Good Wife” and “White Collar” are Written VERY WELL!
Speaking of written well… my brother; a teacher for 15 years just signed a contract w/ a publisher who bought his book he has worked on for three years!
The whole family is so very proud of him! He won best teacher of the year for the whole county a couple of years ago.
He is a great brother, husband to his wife (a registered nurse), dad to his kids (2 girls & 2 boys), teacher and just an all around nice man!
I am bubbling with joy! LOL I thought about writing a screenplay and sending it to Spielberg for a movie! ;) I am actually researching how to write a screenplay!
Thank you Ken, I did think of that afterwards…
Beth [28] kinda hard to follow not to mention it’s weirder. Yes, Medium is on right now love it, glad CBS picked it up oh and hooked on the “Good Wife” for sure.
Congratulations to your brother what a great accomplishment.
Oh Beth in reference to your wanting to write a screen play, could you please try not to put anything in it concerning Biddies’ or Trolls I think we have seen enough of them in the past 3 years to last a life time. He-he sorry had to go there
Seriously I think whatever you decide to write will be great cause you have a way with words.
Beth – Congrats to your brother. How wonderful. A new career.
In regards to this recent settlement – there is no way that L. Wood or Howard would settle with a monetary consideration. Another case completed.
#32 – correction – There is no way that L. Wood or Howard would settle without a monetary consideration. Stupid me.
> Sammy, not at all! You are very smart! I knew what you meant! You are right too!
Thank you on the congratulations for my brother! I bet he will put in his twenty years as a teacher though.
> JMA – LOL I meant a ’screenplay’ for my brother’s book which is a fictional story about teenagers…
No way would I ever attempt to write about some of the stuff bloggers have done in this case! No one would believe it! ;)
(most likely I could never find the time for even that… the kids come first – just not enough time in the day IYKWIM)
> REPOST
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“I think G. Ben’s exact role/responsibility is not yet clear. He is not terribly articulate; his depo for instance does not provide a cold, hard and definitive statement of what he knew and when he knew it. Even his consent to the removal of SB as his attorney of record is lukewarm; a ‘conflict’ arose.
FS on the other hand has been perfectly clear that SB was a rogue and acting for and on behalf of the TX cabal long before she ever asked the SC court for pro hac vice status. His and HKS’s consent regarding SB is both clear and contingent on SB not wasting any time objecting to her and her law firm being added as defendants. Therefore, FS is expecting that SB’s activities will mitigate his responsibility; possibly G. Ben is thinking along the same lines even if he cannot quite say or write it clearly. The problem with G. Ben is that he and the baby Thompsons were all behaving in concert with SB way back in 2007 regarding the CA DOJ. It is not a stretch to believe that he was also aware to some extent what SB and the TX cabal/Cosby/Opri were up to regarding ANS’s stolen EM and other docs.
Details of SB-gate should be a page-turner.
Also interesting with the slug ‘bloggers’ case; McCabe just made a tactical error and filed with HC a statement that his DVD of the TV broadcast of the ‘prison’ interview should not be tossed as evidence (as requested by CBS due to lack of proper authentication) because it is the DVD that CBS gave him directly during the Federal ‘Mommie Dearest’ case. Well, the Plaintiff has now opened the door to entering evidence from the Federal case.
During the years it may take to wind down the litigation by or involving the O’Q Law Firm and either pay up or avoid its debts I suppose we will continue for awhile to see these half-assed attempts to drag out the ‘bloggers’ case.
Posted at 9:21PM on Nov 20th 2009 by Only swim in the Ocean”
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*** HOLY COW, HOLY COW!!!!
REPEAT OF A IMPORTANT PORTION OF SWIM”S POST:
“McCabe just made a tactical error and filed with HC a statement that his DVD of the TV broadcast of the ‘prison’ interview should not be tossed as evidence (as requested by CBS due to lack of proper authentication) because it is the DVD that CBS gave him directly during the Federal ‘Mommie Dearest’ case.
Well, the Plaintiff has now opened the door to entering evidence from the Federal case.”
LOL > Bet they (TX) didn’t want this new Judge to see VA’s depo from the Federal case! OPPS!!
*** Ken ***
Can we go fishing again? (SPAM)
LOL > So very sorry!
A great Informative Post TOO!
(from my post that is stuck in spam)
> Sammy, not at all! You are very smart! I knew what you meant! You are right too!
Thank you on the congratulations for my brother! I bet he will put in his twenty years as a teacher though.
> JMA – LOL I meant a ’screenplay’ for my brother’s book which is a fictional story about teenagers…
No way would I ever attempt to write about some of the stuff bloggers have done in this case! No one would believe it!
(most likely I could never find the time for even that… the kids come first – just not enough time in the day IYKWIM)
*** HOLY COW, HOLY COW!!!!
REPEAT OF A IMPORTANT PORTION OF SWIM’S POST:
“McCabe just made a tactical error and filed with HC a statement that his DVD of the TV broadcast of the ‘prison’ interview should not be tossed as evidence (as requested by CBS due to lack of proper authentication) because it is the DVD that CBS gave him directly during the Federal ‘Mommie Dearest’ case.
Well, the Plaintiff has now opened the door to entering evidence from the Federal case.” “Posted on Nov 20th 2009 by Only swim in the Ocean”
* LOL > Bet they (TX) didn’t want this new Judge to see VA’s depo from the Federal case! OPPS!!
WELL,my belief is Howard went to far,with this case,to have settled for peanuts,to far and two long.Rita Knew she had a snowball change in hell of winning,waited to the last minute and settled.Like I firmly believe,New York ,is New York,and I do think Rita did not want all the people she stood in front of at her book signing to hear what a LIAR,AND CORRUPT journalist she is.I do not know how many of you have been to NY,but I LOVE NY,and everything about it.
OMG!
That ‘untrained assistant’ is over there BS-ing that the “discovery process” was good from the NY case } via SC thieves!
LOL LOL!!! All legally tainted, stolen crap that will NOT be ALLOWED in ANY COURT!
Especially in CA!
What a nut!
(though I would suspect she knows it will not be allowed in CA and that the ‘TX FAKE Blogger case’ will most likely DIE in the higher courts…
Even so, TAINTED, STOLEN discovery (without a proper chain of evidence) will not help them at all, they will be exposed by the most important case!
South Carolina case will show the purposeful damage they did! IMO
Keep on stringing it along though… very interesting, as her own involvement and written words on this might just come back and bite! ;)
BETH—-It is so very nice to hear positive things that are happening,Your brother and your whole family should be very proud of him,What did he write about?As for the fools that think Howard caved,it takes two for a settlement,If Cosby thought she would win,nothing would have stopped her from going to trial,I see something the other side will never see,I see a man,who although he has been hurt,does not like to drag people through the mud,GOD BLESS YOU HOWARD AND LIN WOOD HAPPY THANKSGIVING.
Perfect B-day present for both Howard and Anna. Funny that first Opri slides off to the sunset, then Susan B. gets her fingers caught in the cookie jar, then now quietly, right before trial, Rita saves face. At least that’s what it all looks like to me.
Congrat’s to your bro Beth!
Beverly, your statement; “As for the fools that think Howard caved, it takes two for a settlement..”
EXACTLY CORRECT! >> That’s OK… let them speculate to their hearts content.
Thank you, we are so very proud of him and for him and his family!
He taught middle school for years, now is teaching 5th grade due to moving to a new house and new school district.
This book is about teenagers… I most likely will not ever get around to writing a screenplay.
But wouldn’t it be nice to have the book made into a movie sometime in the future?
Like; “Juno”…
You know this TWILIGHT stuff, the (4) books written by Stephanie Meyer came from a dream she had.
New Moon (second book) the movie came out today. It is making MILLIONS!
Taylor (who plays the Werewolf is dating Taylor Swift) He was World Champion in martial arts a few years ago…. A very BIG DEAL! He is just now 17.
That is it for me tonight guys.
Have a nice evening.
Thanks so much Bewildered!
Love your post dear! That is what it looks like to me too!
You worded that perfectly!
Night now…
I am bummed this is not going to trial. I really thought a trial would show all the evil deeds done by so many and finally bring the truth into the light and I thought a trial would possibly bring charges against Rita and maybe a few others, The darkside of course is going to spin their nonsense, that is what they do 24/7.
This is Howard’s life and his relationship with Anna and I respect his decisions but Damn I wish I understood his and L. Wood’s strategy with this.
Beth, That is so awesome about your brother congratulations!
Beth, Can you help me understand a few things when you get a change?, It would be greatly appreciated. For 1. what I don’t understand is I thought that Hatchett was dismissed and it was just Rita v. Howard to go to trial, how/why would Hatchette’s insurer pay?, I must have missed alot, I referring to Swims post #645 or maybe I should ask Swims but I do so very value your insight and opinion and if any one has any info to help me understand I greatly would appreciate it also.
Imo the settlement must have been good, Howard was asking 60 million and a jury could have very well awarded much more.
OK maybe Hatchette was not dismissed but not liable because they trusted a award winning journalist and did not fact check per Judge Chin. (That was my understanding) I am sorry I am missing so much. Thanks for any help.
Spin Spin Spin
Won’t change a thing. No matter what the actual settlement is…… RITA COSBY TUCKED TAIL AND RAN AT THE LAST MINUTE.
#44 Beth change s/b chance?,. I just saw that you are off for the night.
Thank you Bewildered I did not think of their B-day’s coming up, It pisses me off about Opri and Rita saving face. Their actions should imo be exposed and plastered all over the media and everyone else in all of their cabal.
settlement is not bad because trial could take long time and you do not know how will go and he also have more important thing in his life like the California’s trial .
Liann [44]
“1. what I don’t understand is I thought that Hatchett was dismissed and it was just Rita v. Howard to go to trial, how/why would Hatchette’s insurer pay?”
> From Swims, (yesterday) #57 from a few articles back on ‘all things ANS’ [this site]
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“..Hachette’s insurer is obligated to cover the costs of defense and settlement for Cosby unless Cosby ‘fires’ them and takes on the costs herself. The criminal and Cosby civil cases do not overlap in their subject matter.”
“Cosby has no pertinent witnesses. HKS has a long list of eye-witnesses and principals of the ANS saga on his side – the truth side.
Posted on Nov 19th 2009 by Only swim in the Ocean”
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Swims and HS truly understand and know the Civil Law and correct Court procedures so much more than I do. I am always looking for their insight to help me understand these cases… I think we all have truly learned so much about general laws in the last few years.
Those fools who say they (Swims/HS) are wrong > do not know what they are talking about and do not read documents from both sides of the parties involved.
They may not be absolutely correct every time on their personal opinions, like I am not always correct in what I think should happen…
BUT! They do know about the law, and I think that is why so many of us really like reading what they have to say about these cases.
* The way I understand it is that; yes, the publishing company was not found libel for Cosby’s wrongful, malicious actions by Judge Chin… because they (Hatchette) is contracted with her (Cosby) for the book (they had bought the rights to it) their insurance (for the book/Cosby) is still involved, therefore libel to some extent for Cosby and her book of lies because they published it.
note: If Chin would of found Hattchette itself (the huge company) ‘knowingly responsible’ for printing absolute lies about HKS, it would have been a bigger settlement than it probably was is my guess.
Hello Pixiesmom!
Yes, I do not think anyone really expected Rita to take her chances with a jury. You are right on a trial could have took a long time.
Well, I am truly calling it a night now.
Thank you so much Beth, I get it now, I completely agree about Swims and Howard Supporter, I could not agree more!, Imo the darkside can’t hold a thought and whatever thoughts the darkside side has are so dim and incoherent that is why all they can do is resort to insults imo.
Thanks again Beth!
AHHH, Dang, I thought I fixed that problem, well it is not in tools + options + privacy and change form, But I will figure it out. ;), I hope.
I hope everyone is well.
JMA—As I was reading back on the comments,my thoughts ran back to Howard,and the man I think he is,Howard took a lot of abuse along with the good times with Anna,I do not think I am wrong in this ,but,Howard no matter how hurt he has gotten,does not like to hurt others.I am sure he was showing Rita Cosby he would stand up for himself,and with that proven,Rita had a choice,trial or settle,Of all the rotten ways Vergie Arthur,has tormented and slandered Howard,he himself has said very little to hurt her,In Verige’s GREEDY quest ,for any money stemming from her famous daughter,Vergie showed the world her true self.It is remarkable how every time Vergie talks of her daughter it is a PUT DOWN.and I have noticed,as many times as she has been on TV,no reporter,has asked vergie what she EVER did to help her daughter,NOT ONE.maybe with the trial comming in CAL people will be shown Howard could not fight,Anna addiction,to pain meds,for Anna’s pain was a hurt inside her Mother was responsible for,and never cared to face.Anna was a child in many ways,looking to be loved by mommie,she never got her wish,Vergie was to busy watching out for herse;f,and her needs.
41. Let us not forget that O’Quinn died and now all of this is happening. Kind of makes you have a hmmmmmm moment.
Memories of JFK…re conspiracy theory. huh Dgirl
Is that a wift in the air of ‘oh sh*t’?
Floundering in the dark, all alone…but where are my friends???
I think Rita got put in her place, just fine. What would a trial have proved? That court has already documented that Rita was skanky journalist, imoo.
Morning all … thanks for checking in Heath … glad the rain cooled things down/and WET things down. Are the fires under control now?
As to HKS/LLW agreeing to a settlement with Cosby and Hatchette’s insurance company: As I’ve watched the various cases that were brought and noted the timing sought in each, it’s my opinion that each was filed to obtain specific information. Sure they want to make their points and cover their costs, with a little extra to boot, but the information gleaned seems to have been most important factor. I’m not sure we’ve seen the end of cases being brought either. So far the OQ case has worked to their advantage and also pays to support the others. The Speers/Hatten case brought more legally documented information; the Cosby case brought a ton of info and remuneration and that now goes to support the cases in SC and CA. It’s been like watching a game of dominoes being set up and the run is falling toward a predetermined and intended conclusion. Fascinating orchestration.
One more thought I should have included before. This “run” has never been about HKS. It’s all been orchestrated to clear ANS’s name and thereby ensure the marketability of her Estate to pass on to DL and ensure her financial support. You have to view the cases brought by others (ie not LLW/HKS) separately. The information obtained may indeed be useful, even mandatory, for HKS to defend himself, but it shouldn’t be factored into the intended purpose of ANS’s Estate.
Well I just saw the pictures of Rita Cosby at James Estrom’s 50th bithday party.and although she tryed to hide her weight gain,her face is like a baloon.she wore black and every picture she put a table,flowers ,in front of her,got it from the other site She will have to give some of her money now to Howard,that will help her slim down.
Morning all.
55 & 56 >> No truer words have been spoken!
That is truly what this has been about, I fear that ANS’s image (which sadly was; either you liked her or didn’t) will never get revamped.
Hope that her family is happy, as I think her mom had so much to do with tearing that woman apart before she accidentally died.
I am very anxious to see if CBS’s great legal points; really get upheld by actual laws there in TX… Lets hope no one is in anyone’s pocket!
Whether or not the firm there is staying open until all cases are done, or if they continue on (using O’Q’s name or not) I honestly cannot see them wasting anymore money on this case that was brought for revenge and has absolutely no truth to it! Their client, VA, put herself out there in the public looking for money off her grandchild and daughter!
If the Judge in the State Court rules by correct law… he should come to the same conclusion the TX federal Court Judge did. Hope that the CBS DVD DOES allow all VA’s testimony in the State Court if this goes much further. I would LOVE to read that full deposition, actually all of the depos from all of the cases one day. Then so many questions would be answered.
Shame on the two bloggers that out and out lied saying there was a conspiracy!
I do not know how they sleep at night after all of the trouble they have caused!
They should be the ones held under the fire, made to do legal depositions with all parties there to watch and the other side to cross examine them!
Then lets see how important those ‘incentives’ are that they supposedly received to say the crap they said!
Wonder how many people even go to McC’s blogger’s site now they know that every time they do their IP is recorded; on where they go on that site and how long they are on there. If that person is filing for B.Ruptcy then did she get that software bought for her? You just gotta wonder……..
Wicked, selfish people is just my opinion of them! Karma will come back to them for their awful actions that have harmed so many is my thought!
Folks there is no way that HKS and Lin Wood walked away without a lot of money… McNamara is KNOWN to know how to strategize and when to go to trial (she is a very good trial lawyer) and when to give up…. I predicted a long time ago McNamara would settle once Cosby’s witnesses’ began to unravel and let’s not forget that Wood got permission in Florida and in New York to use the complete depositions in the California criminal case… Hopefully after the criminal fiasco where feel good Jerry Brown has admitted they have never indicted someone as an “enabler” ever before in California will show a lot of what is going on…
Also remember the attorney Susan M. Brown stating in the partial deposition that she had approached Wood and offered to help HKS saying she had the info. that would make sure HKS/Wood won the New York case???
I agree with DW, each case brought info. that benefited the other cases… lawsuits are much like playing chess and being able to look several moves down the road to make the most of them or to use them to check you opponent…
Oh BTW there was 2 papers filed yesterday…one said defendant(s) Howard K. Stern, so right after that was entered McNamara issued another page exactly the same but with defendant(s) Rita Cosby…. it was a simple typo that I guess the “T” ppl can’t seem to grasp
HAPPY THANKGIVING EVERYONE—-Eat plenty,enjoy your being together with family. believe me.I thank God I was given another year,BIG GROUP HUG TO ALL SEE YOU IN A COUPLE OF WEEKS.
I agree with the part that it probably was a good size settlement for the straight-out abuse of lies to purposefully ruin someone. So much in this case!
The bribery of the nannies, the stolen materials from Horizons via SC thieves… Rita NEVER had a chance and they (TX) always KNEW THIS is my thought.
Sadly, the only one who actually will come out ‘ahead’ monetarily will be the lawyers.
Any monies HKS received from O’Q defamation and this outrageous book of lies will be spent defending himself in CA.
Isn’t that what was said onetime by the TX counsel? Make HKS pay as much as they can for meritless litigations…
For those haters who judge HKS so harshly, I pray you get judged by the public like that one day for lies made up by people out to get a person for their own agenda! He may not be perfect, but absolutely NO ONE (not even her bio-mom) could tell Anna what to do.
This is someone that they have had people like DC, his untrained assistant telling lies about… Intentionally trying to frame to GET HIM OUT OF THEIR WAY!
Those people are slowly getting exposed for their lies and greed, yet even though most of the haters now see it and call the untrained one on it – still bash HKS? A man that they have absolutely NO IDEA what ‘really went on’ in the private lives of Anna and his.
Just plain ignorant people IMO! Under the guise of saying they want Justice for two people who did that to themselves accidentally, justice for that estranged mother who clearly never gave a crap about either of them when they were here. Stupidity at its finest! IMHO
Beverly,
Have a great time visiting your family dear!
Happy Holidays to you and them!
We are very glad you are here and hope it is for many years to come!
*** REPOST ***
“677. TMZ is on the ball:
http://www.tmz.com/2009/11/21/settlement-howard-k-stern-lawuit-anna-nicole-smith-larry-birkhead-rita-cosby-defamation/
Case settled; confidential details unknown. Posted on Nov 21st 2009 by Only swim in the Ocean”
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LOL
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The other side said dismissed, HKS got nothing…. RIDICULOUS!
Some said they would not believe there was a settlement until they saw it in writing.
Well, LOL here you go –
O/T — but then is it? Really??
It seems there is a ‘hate HKS movement’ too – started by TX with the help of the untrained people?
I agree… “This just confirms that TIME magazine article recently where women are not happy, but very bitter..”
http://mattheckman.wordpress.com/2009/11/19/the-hate-kate-gosselin-movement-exposed/
“When Jodi & Kevin Kreider (the brother and sister in law of Kate Gosselin) had disputes against Kate over money, The Kreider’s joined forces with the hate Kate movement on the Internet by creating their own blog Truth Breeds Hatred run by Jodi’s sister Julie and often sharing information with the other hate Kate blogs. The Kreiders continued to fuel the fire by selling Kate Gosselin out to every tabloid that would hear their story and in the process cashing in to were is has been suspected that the tabloid money was used to pay off their mortgage as documented on several other sites.
The hate Kate blogs claim that they only look out for the children, but yet pick out any of those blogs and you will see their advocation for Kate Gosselin to kill herself, and encouraging Jon Gosselin to screw every one of his hookers in public for the purpose of hurting Kate Gosselin among the many nasty comments that are made on a daily basis. Even one blog Musings From The Moon is now taking tips from her readers to continue to grow the hate Kate Gosselin movement with the blessing of Kate’s own family. These hate blogs always said that they would stop the day Jon & Kate Plus 8 went off the air, but despite the fact that the show is ending, these hate blogs show no indication of stopping anytime soon. Now they want to prevent Kate Gosselin from making a living even if it does not involve her 8 children be it on television, or being a nurse again. This just confirms that TIME magazine article recently where women are not happy, but very bitter, and if there is any indication of unhappy, hateful, and bitter women, then it would be the hate Kate Gosselin movement hands down.”
So very sorry….
* Was it that TMZ link on the settlement that made the blog too wide? (or is it just my explorer messing up)
Beth [63] they still will not believe it was in HKS’s favor just like they don’t think the HKS’s vs. O’Q was in HKS”s favor cause the amount /settlement agreement was not disclosed to the public. I remember in the very beginning they ridiculed Lin Wood for never taking a case to trial, have they ever stopped to think that is what makes him the best Defamation Attorney out there, his ability to forces the Defendants to agree to settlement out of court. IMO if he can do that with every case then that means the Defendants know he has the goods on them. IMO the reason O’Q and Cosby settled out of court was because, they knew Wood was going to win either way and also to keep from having their names drug through the mud like they did HKS’s.
PS,
Another part of me also feels the reason both settled before their cases went to trial was because they are/were/wanted to hide the connection between the two of them.
Beth [65] unless someone has already fixed it, I don’t see it being too wide. A lot of times it’s the dividers people use to seperate parts of their post. They take them too far to the right and it causes the blog to go funky on the side. lol
Thanks Ken,
It is now doing alright for me again.
Strange.
Sure is taking a long time to get on the blog for me though.
(It comes on and then stay a solid color, forever…)
Think this old computer is just plum tired out! ;)
You and Rose have a nice week-end.
I better go get some things done.
JMA > “..the Defendants know he has the goods on them. IMO the reason O’Q and Cosby settled out of court was because, they knew Wood was going to win either way and also to keep from having their names drug through the mud like they did HKS’s.”
EXACTLY! Well said and very true!
This is in reference to the pic of RC attached to this article, since the first time I saw that pic I have always thought that smile was not only phony but cheesy as well. Sorry had to get that off my chest
OK time to go spend some $$ it’s shopping day ;-)
#69 JMA I waited a LONG time to have the right article for that picture… to me it is a fake smile as she waves her journalist career GOODBYE… in a way justice was done… I don’t think even Fox would hire her back… and that book… I still maintain an 8th grade student could have written that the night before a report was due…
http://www.asylum.com/2009/11/20/mickey-mouse-sues-donald-duck/
http://www.abajournal.com/news/mickey_mouse_suit_filed_against_donald_duck/
currently down for maintenance but this is the site for the American Bar Assoc Journal. The first link I gave actually has actual paperwork some one filed. someone down there must have had too many mojito’s one day.
http://www.thresq.com/2009/11/mickey-mouse-sues-donald-duck-no-really.html (got the summons, issued by Goofy, for dl)
http://dockets.justia.com/docket/court-flsdce/case_no-1:1950cv05050/case_id-347463/
I really hope that Rita has to make a public apology to Howard and Dannielynn. This I think is the most important thing that hack journalist could do after the bullshit she wrote and tried to make money from.
I also think the books should be taken off the shelves and an apology from the publisher for publishing lies that I think they knew were lies. Plus some big dollars.
If the dark side think Howard lost and Rita won then why didn’t she take her chances with a trial???? If she had her ducks in a row that is…
O’Quinn settled.. rita settled..speer settled…. Opri settled….. thompson and shelley have distanced themselves from their lawyer so she can take all the blame for using info they stole… it sure has gotten good.
Doesn’t matter what some people think. The facts are the facts, the law is the law, the final outcome of the decided suits that HKS has brought are there for all to read. If someone wishes to argue about that outcome they are the ones making a fool of themselves. They don’t need any help from me.
Right on DwsertWalker people will always think what they want and some will never change the way they think.
Beth, That is so awesome about your brother congratulations!Would be nice if some one wrote about this whole disastrous affair.I think it would sell.
I loved the whole New Moon Twlight saga bought and read the whole set in two days.I really don’t like seeing movies after I think they change to much because somethings can’t be shown on TV.
Someone sent me on a YOUtube sight and I just had to see who Rhonda was I just did not remember her,after seeing a few of her songs I remembered her but only from radio I never bought any of her records..After seeing some of the people at her concerts,no offence meant to anyone but i understand the Mr feel good brown statement by people.
Word in New York is that Stern was the one who dropped the case. What he got was a release from having to testify under oath. Poor baby. He’s learning the hard way that crime just doesn’t pay.
Bev You take care now and happy Thanksgiving, to all
Ken I don’t know weather to laugh or cry about the Donald duck lawsuit.The US is the most litigious country in the world. LOL
Do you think MrWood will have to give back his new car?
Word in New York is that Cosby settled, Hachette Insurance paid, Cosby had an insurance policy to ONLY cover her legal fees…
Rita is paying a fortune in legal fees. If McNamara had a case it would go all the way to trial that is what she does best, but when your case falls apart you settle and walk away… Do you really think Wood would settle for NO MONEY????
No way to spin this and unlike the Florida suit that slowly leaked out this one will stay very Mum… don’t forget Susan M. Brown offered Wood everything he needed to be sure he won New York…. that was in Oct. when the real serious offers began from Mmmmmmmmm my crystal ball says it was a very depressed Cosby that knew her reputation is gone… Kind of sad really
671. 670. I am afraid that some of us are beginning to experience some of the usual tactics such as computer phishing and so forth. Therefore I will state publicly that although it makes no sense, either rogue bloggers or McCabe and company are deluded into looking for/creating a newer “Mommy dearest” defamation victim. Be careful people. I doubt that anyone will tolerate anymore bloggers being falsely imprisoned.
Posted at 12:09AM on Nov 21st 2009 by Higher truths
My pc has been infected with viruses (mostly Vundo) for thee weeks now. I woke up one morning and 175 emails were gone from my inbox and all sent email, as well as sever saved folders with emails. After that all the ads came on (never before). Tonight I uninstalled Yahoo toolbar. Believe it or not, TMZ toolbar was fine. Phishing took over from Yahoo and used a photo from my computer–but the site warned of phishing and said not to register or sign on with a photo I had not chosen. That site is a secured site.
It is driving me crazy.
Dear Howard Supporter,
I took a chance at standing up and I am glad that I did. No need for anyone to suffer in silence.Another poster, of no signfigance stated that they had used yahoo as well. Odd thing, it had not been used in two years yet was activated in the middle of the night.
A few months ago their yahoo mail hd been breached and a hacked message had been left.
Yes. “THEY” are at it again. As I review the current H.C. postings here, I realize that this nightmare is not over.
I hope that anyone else out there suffering from these nuances will discreetly share what they are experiencing. To those working in the COA, Godspeed. Please put an end to this madness before more innocent people will suffer as others needlessly have.
Signed me,
Fed up
Posted at 12:26AM on Nov 21st 2009 by Howard Supporter
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They are getting restless again. Beware!
when some one settle that tel you he know he or she will never make it in front of a jury and also show the lies from Moe J H M H and more and do not forget the good nannies the one that Mr J B want to put H S in jail for what they said .
Settlement (litigation)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Settlement_(litigation)
The basis of settlements
“A settlement, as well as dealing with the dispute between the parties is a contract between those parties, and is one possible (and common) result when parties sue (or contemplate so doing) each other in civil proceedings. The plaintiff(s) and defendant(s) identified in the lawsuit can end the dispute between themselves without a trial. Justice is not a central issue here, merely power: often one party has little option but to submit to the will of the other.”
“The settlement of the lawsuit defines legal requirements of the parties, and is often put in force by an order of the court after a joint stipulation by the parties. In other situations (as where the claims have been satisfied by the payment of a certain sum of money) the plaintiff and defendant can simply file a notice that the case has been dismissed.”
“In controversial cases, it may be written into a settlement that both sides keep its contents and all other information relevant to the case confidential.”
* Ridiculous to ‘just dismiss’… (like the HKS haters are insinuating)
LOL They even put up a poll I see! Yep! That will make their cockamamie theory correct!
If it was “JUST DISMISSED” then a ’plaintiff’ could file again later > “Without Prejudice” which I can assume happens in some civil cases when a plaintiff has a lawyer working on contingency (a percentage of money for their work from the lawsuit) and for some reason that lawyer leaves the case… Then it would be dismissed until the plaintiff found another lawyer and they would have to re-file the case.
> Interesting, that the TX Federal Court DISMISSED VA’s case “With Prejudice” where she could not file again in Federal Court with the same defendants. Could that be because she was judged by the Federal Judge to be a limited public figure and therefore could not sue people who responded to her actions?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voluntary_dismissal
“a) Voluntary Dismissal: Effect Thereof
(1) By Plaintiff; By Stipulation. Subject to the provisions of Rule 23(e), of Rule 66, and of any statute of the United States, an action may be dismissed by the plaintiff without order of court (i) by filing notice of dismissal at any time before service by the adverse party of an answer or of a motion for summary judgment, whichever first occurs, or (ii) by filing a stipulation of dismissal signed by all parties who have appeared in the action. Unless otherwise stated in the notice of dismissal or stipulation, the dismissal is without prejudice, except that a notice of dismissal operates as an adjudication upon the merits when filed by a plaintiff who has once dismissed in any court of the United States or of any state an action based on or including the same claim.”
Rose [70] in reference to “it is a fake smile as she waves her journalist career GOODBYE “, love it!
Topix Poster # 77 & 80 as you all like to say over at the cesspool, prove it, and provide a link showing this info. Oh and as for your sarcastic question concerning Lin Wood having to return his new car, sure HKS is not his only client twit.
this dark side spin every thing the way they like are they for real HS had OK to go to trial with RC they think he just can gave up why she put lies in the book and he prove it he just smart to settle because of all what he is going through .
pixiesmom50 [88] exactly, they are doing the same speculations they did when the HKS’s vs. O’Quinn case settled, yeah their claim was HKS lost that one too. IMO Lin Wood would not have agreed to drop this suit without some sort of settlement! Furthermore, it is known that Lin Wood does not have to take his cases before a jury in order to win them, he is known for getting out of court settlements.
From RC’s buddy, James’ site: (Times Square…)
“The $60 million case was heading to trial until the one-page agreement was filed in Manhattan federal court after the end of the business day.” (taken from the NY Post)
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http://www.nypost.com/p/news/national/anna_lawyer_settles_gay_suit_k58SWvL7mR9tMw5Z2jNtsM
“Anna lawyer settles gay suit”
“..heading to trial until the one-page settlement agreement was filed in Manhattan federal court after the end of the business day.
Terms of the deal weren’t disclosed, and lawyers for both sides didn’t return requests for comment.”
JMA,
It seems they have got these legal meanings (below) a bit twisted also…
LOL Oh the spin….. You’d think he (HKS) was THEIR OWN PERSONAL ENEMY!
What absolute nutcases!!! We (as the public) may not have agreed w/ ANS’s estranged mom going on TV and bashing/blaming people with lies… BUT these bloggers seem INTENT on wanting HKS destroyed. IDIOTS! They better watch out with all of their speculating on what Wood/HKS got paid… that will bring them into their OWN LAWSUIT! It is confidential… they are getting into very muddy waters there legally-that mud may just turn into quick-sand
if they keep it up.
* Wonder if Topix needs to see some of their ‘over-board’ accusations of this man who is innocent until proven guilt of enabling Anna?
She was a grown woman IMO – and was responsible for herself. The doctors is another matter… ‘IF’ they over prescribed > then sanction them and watch them so they do not do it again, or take their license away for a limited time… NO ONE intentially tried to harm this woman.
This CA case was brought on by lies from TX and a over anxious DOJ who wanted publicity IMO.
> DISMISSAL WITHOUT PREJUDICE – When a case is dismissed but the plaintiff is allowed to bring a new suit on the same claim. http://www.lectlaw.com/def/d062.htm
> DISMISSAL WITH PREJUDICE – When a case is dismissed for good reason and the plaintiff is barred from bringing an action on the same claim. http://www.lectlaw.com/def/d061.htm
LOL >> I forgot…
The ‘GOOD REASON’ in this NY case is because Rita settled with the plaintiff for her wrongdoings…. IMHO anyway.
(With Prejudice) Will NOT be filed again in the future because; there was a joint statement by BOTH parties’ lawyers stating there was a STIPULATION.
STIPULATION = AGREEMENT
END > (whether those nutcase ‘haters’ like these facts or not… that is it)
[I think they do really realize these facts of a settlement... but continue this garbage > ONLY to have a talking point]
Have a great day everyone, off to buy a 17-20 lb Turkey and a big Ham! UMmmmm!
It all goes back to the goals of the suits that were brought in the first place. If the intent was to publicly clear someones name, then it would be logical to take that case to a public conclusion. If the intent was to garner a financial payoff, then the plaintiff would settle when the offer was acceptable. The added goals in the Cosby suit and the O’Q suit seem to have been to collect information and evidence against the various and shared so-called witnesses. So far, LLW/HKS and The Estate of ANS seem to have planned and executed their strategies masterfully.
Upcoming in SC you have G.Ben, Ford Shelley, Susan Brown, and “Does” (& all of their personal and professional liability insurance coverage), as well as The Estate finally being able to recover all of the stolen property.
In some ways the criminal charges in CA were advantageous for The Estate of ANS, although personally and professionally disadvantageous for the defendants. The publicity that would be generated by a failed or dropped CA prosecution would have a very positive financial and public relations effect for The Estate.
Of note, I think, is that in agreeing to bring and prosecute all these suits, HKS has agreed to allow himself to be publicly dragged through the mud. It is of absolutely no surprise to me that he would distance himself as forcefully as possible from his siblings and everyone else. It’s certainly what I would attempt to do were I allowing a course of action such as this.
It’s heartbreaking the amount of personal information, outright lies and hatefulness that had already been (an continues to be) slung around on the Internet and in the media. If the suits and court cases hadn’t been brought, DL would have had only those horrific versions of her Mom and the people she cared for. Perhaps, just perhaps, at the conclusions of all the trials and suits, the final, truthful version will bring some to comfort DL. And that’s what it’s all about for me. The adults, all the adults, involved in these cases will have to do the best they can with the aftermath — for DL is the only truly innocent bystander.
Beth [91] spot on girl ;-) BRAVO!
DerertWalker [93] in reference to…” The adults, all the adults, involved in these cases will have to do the best they can with the aftermath — for DL is the only truly innocent bystander.” You said it all right there. What is really sad is how all those hateful Bloggers continue to drag DL’s father through the mud not to mention their rude comments concerning her eyes, teeth, what she is wearing and so on. Do these people feel when DL grows up she will appreciate reading what these people wrote about her and her father? Oh and let us not forget those strangers [Nosey Bloggers who never witness the care being provided for her] who called CPS on her father.
good posts from Desertwalker and swims …..from TMZ
thanks in advance guys
687. 685. I wonder how JB is feeling today. All the same ‘insiders’, the same boastful and assertive hangers-on and creeps, the same people with the alleged damaging pictures, videos and docs, all the same people that sucked JB (likely with little effort) into their defamatory fantasy world; they never came to their author’s defense in writing (Court filings) nor could they be cajoled into appearing at trial.
Posted at 1:37PM on Nov 21st 2009 by Only swim in the Ocean
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Wouldn’t it be interesting if the SC civil suit could conclude before the CA trial began. Can a defendant in a criminal trial request the start of that trial be delayed if the witnesses who would be called to testify in each were the same? If it’s allowable, is the request likely to be granted?
Posted at 11:10AM on Nov 23rd 2009 by DesertWalker
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I think there are two many opposing forces for any one person to affect (significantly) the scheduling in LA.
Criminal Courts are choking with cases, many on a constitutionally guaranteed fast track. In the case of HKS/K/E, there is no special hurry since the defendants demanded a preliminary hearing. The prosecution is now scouring two countries looking for someone to testify (legitimately) to their fantasy allegations after having had their own live witnesses refute the key elements of the charges. Moreover, the prosecution’s ‘insiders’ and ‘sources’ failed to show up and bail out their author (Cosby) in her time of need (recanted, hid out, called her a liar and fabricator in fact); no one but the ‘media-whore fairies and elves’ to support the narrative of the criminal charges now.
So, if the prosecution thinks it is time to strike, it will. Minor delays due to lawyer scheduling conflicts and the coordination of live witnesses can play a role but the criminal Court’s own need to find a Judge and a Court room in an orderly fashion trumps all. Renee Rose clearly is foaming to present a sick and twisted tabloid case despite what the facts and common sense would direct. Any one willing to waste taxpayers’ dollars on her shameful act during the prelim is not likely to consider requests from defendants regarding scheduling. The prosecutor must be aware by now that her preposterous tabloid view of HKS/K/E was not able to be defended by the very people who made it up; Opri, VA (Federal Court), O’Q and Cosby all folded just before it was time to take the oath and sit in the witness box.
The SC case in Federal Court is under tight guidelines. Magistrate Rogers has indicated discovery will end by 1-29-10. He has also ordered parties not to start throwing paperwork his way regarding discovery issues unless the parties have tried to work it out among themselves and they have his permission after a telephone conference beforehand. SB for instance was denied within minutes of filing her Motion for a Stay of her depo made to the SC Court. Rogers also ordered mediation to be completed by 3-4-10 by which time pretrial disclosures must also be in. Judging those Court deadlines by HKS/Wood’s successful record of accomplishment, the SC case will likely settle before the criminal trial is likely to begin.
Posted at 2:10PM on Nov 23rd 2009 by Only swim in the Ocean
Read more: http://www.tmz.com/2009/10/16/larry-birkhead-anna-nicole-smith-howard-k-stern-drugs-sandeep-kapoor-khristine-eroshevich/46#comments#ixzz0XiZQLCaj
and this re insurance
690. %these people are crazed/trying to justify their fables%
Posted at 6:23PM on Nov 21st 2009 by spin, lies + make believe
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Well, there is no need to inform a Court of settlement details (or even if one was reached) when you are not requesting that the Court enforce the provisions of such. When a settlement is reached, you are obligated to tell the Court that the case is now officially dismissed and have the Court ‘terminate’ proceedings.
Hachette and Cosby have the same insurance policy (the details are in the unredacted filings). Hachette receiving Summary Judgement did not remove its financial obligation for Cosby’s misdeeds. Insurance Companies do not require Court supervision.
Recall when O’Q settled, he dithered with the paperwork until Judge Dimitrouleas demanded it. Moreover, the Court in FL was asked (wisely) to enforce the settlement agreement.
Posted at 2:58PM on Nov 23rd 2009 by Only swim in the Ocean
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My question is…………Is Judge Chin going to let Rita off the hook for attempting to tamper with a witness??
#98 Raven was thinking the same. But it was done in Bahamas and she never used their testimony anywhere except the book.
Hate that she can skate on what she did.
Wonder if Dannielynn can sue her and the Publisher for the damage to her estate and to her mother and brother?? The book would have affected how much her estate is worth..
They might have settled with Howard but not the Estate ie Dannielynn. Larry can look after himself I think, or maybe he can still take action..
I just think that there is a lot wrong when so much damage can be done to so many reputations and it could just fade away.
Raven #98
My first thought reading about the settlement was that Rita needed to settle to prevent all of that coming out in court with the possible charges that went with it.
Heath & Lizzie I guess my thougts on these settlements, first in Florida, and now in NY is that if a person is smeared in public, then they should be vindicated in public. Sort of eye for an eye thing. Maybe that would quiten all of the negative remarks that are out in the public.
Heath!
What an EXCELLENT IDEA!
DL should SUE these people!
If LB did they would drag his personal stuff in…
When SC & CA is over maybe Mr. Wood or the ESTATE of ANS’s attorney (not HKS) should file suit for the damage that book has done! (in her behalf)
Then HAVE IT PULLED OFF OF THE SHELVES with a public written retraction from Cosby herself for the gossip and lies she printed as truth!
** J. Hatten should not get off scott free either! She is the START of that NON-EXISTENT sex tape! (The tape that NEVER WAS)
Come to think of it HKS is SUING the SC thieves for DL (the Estate) not for himself….
* NY is still open for Miss DL to have an attorney SUE Cosby for that book of lies…
This last suit has all the info, should not be hard at all.
THEN maybe the bribery stuff could come in because DL is a dual-citizen; Bahamian and US citizen.
Just adding to your great idea. ;)
[#97 (from repost)] “Recall when O’Q settled, he dithered with the paperwork until Judge Dimitrouleas demanded it. Moreover, the Court in FL was asked (wisely) to enforce the settlement agreement.”
Interesting… So FL Court was asked to enforce that agreement?
LOL there are still the HKS haters over there saying HKS got nothing from FL / O’Q
REPOST
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“691. So Rita Cosby couldn’t come up with the sex tape”
Posted at 2:53PM on Nov 23rd 2009 by Howard Supporter
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That is an excellent last line in the article you referenced.
Cosby knew she was cooked back in 2007 when nannygate was committed and Clark had his melt down on TV screaming he was not a source for her book. Nevertheless, she filed two years’ worth of crap legal papers simply repeating the defamation of her book and nothing more!
Posted at 3:14PM on Nov 23rd 2009 by Only swim in the Ocean”
heath & Beth I agree with you both, Rita should be sued on little DL’s behalf so should JH. You know I wonder what DL would think about her granny giving a thumbs up on a book that trashes her mother life.
JMA,
Yes! DL could sue for the lies that defamed her mother…
The lies like she would sit and watch LB/HKS in that tape. Complete BS!
The defamation of ANS being pimped, ect… well we could go on & on with so many lies that JUST AFFECTED public opinion of Anna.
Something deep inside me nags that the Hattens (both of them) TRIED to get back at Anna too, not just HKS. They were damn mad about Anna filing those charges against Jackie’s brother. Seven years is along time for revenge and hate to grow. jmho
Then that attorney for the Estate could subpoena: VA, DC, his assist, RC, McC, JH, SC boys (would be a seperate suit/not the theft but what they personally did to contribute to the book of lies by Cosby. Lets not forget S. Brown and Opri for how they tried to help Rita DESTROY a man for profit!
CREEPS! All of them IMO!!!!
Beth, I looked up this.
http://www.dancingwithlawyers.com/freeinfo/defamation-statute-limitations.shtml
If I understand correctly the Estate should act soon.
Sammy- Thanks, Awesome!, you will be hearing from me real soon
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I t still shock me all the accusation to HS for what Anna did and for her doctors action by giving her drugs they make the guy the bad one to me she was old and know what she is doing and the same for the doctor that what they went school for they do not need HS to tell them what to do and if he did they should not listen so why him just to make it look like a story good for to watch .
O/T Just a bit of trivia on Google Searches and how many links….
Results 1 – 10 of about 7,840,000 for Anna Nicole Smith. (0.29 seconds)
Results 1 – 10 of about 3,700,000 for Howard Kevin Stern. (0.59 seconds)
Results 1 – 10 of about 1,910,000 for Daniel Wayne Smith. (0.28 seconds)
Results 1 – 10 of about 1,730,000 for Lin Wood. (0.23 seconds)
Results 1 – 10 of about 1,100,000 for dannielynn smith. (0.39 seconds)
Results 1 – 10 of about 963,000 for John O’Quinn. (0.36 seconds)
Results 1 – 10 of about 928,000 for Virgie Arthur. (0.22 seconds)
Results 1 – 10 of about 340,000 for Larry Birkhead. (0.11 seconds)
Results 1 – 10 of about 139,000 for Rita Cosby. (0.08 seconds)
Results 1 – 10 of about 106,000 for Debra Opri. (0.25 seconds)
Results 1 – ..9 of about ..87,900 for rosespeaks.com. (0.33 seconds)
Results 1 – ..9 of about ….1,130 for qvsplace.com. (0.23 seconds)
I found this very interesting regarding how many hits for these connected to the ANS saga…
Though I guess it does matter on how you word the search, LOL well I will get busy.
* Can you tell I miss any NEW Court News on this subject? ;)
Good morning to all. Have spent the last two days reading the deposition of the amateur investigator while also trying to prepare for “turkey day”. Near the end of the depo, VA, DC and MS attended a birthday party at W’s home two years in a row. I’m having trouble wrapping my head around this. Also she stated she spoke with VA on a daily basis for months. Found it amazing she didn’t take notes or record conversations held with potential witnesses stating in the depo she had a good memory. But yet so much of her depo was “I don’t recall”. Just like the book, their information was gleamed from reading tabloids and other articles written. We all enjoy using Google but wouldn’t base a book upon Google or the National Enquirer? And the number of telephone conversations conducted as interviews with so many players and based upon those conversations she deemed the individuals as credible. According to W, Moe, Tas, Porter, Harding and Speer were all credible. So much for credibility!!!!! In my opinion, these people determined early on what they wanted as an outcome and proceeded to find individuals who felt the same way.
I have a question – Without a paying job how is she able to maintain a home, utilities, clothing, food, insurance, etc for the past two years?
Happy Thanksgiving to all
Sammy1 [110] The phrase “I don’t recall” is a very common utterance when someone doesn’t want to answer a question, either in depo’s or on the stand. It’s one of many used in that capacity.
Happy Thanksgiving to you Sammy!
Those are excellent questions dear! For some reason I missed that part about the b-day party…
Don’t know what to do with myself when I have so many days off in a row!
Very interesting, I will have to re-read that one. (LOL if I can find where that depo is that you are talking about) ;)
Having to restore this computer a few times I have lost my downloads, I will just look through them at the main site.
As, I cannot seem to get busy!
Spent most of yesterday shopping for Christmas and getting the turkey, ham and food for the side dishes.
Go back to work on Friday though… Cold and foggy here today – LOL already looking forward to Spring.
Gonna meet my oldest and her boss (a lawyer) for drinks tomorrow afternoon, am looking forward to that.
Been awhile since I had done that… Think I’ll order a Black Russian } Vodka & Kahlua.
Miss the days when you could smoke inside while having a cocktail with friends and family in a public place.
Oh, the good ole days…
Sammy1 [110] hmm, interesting concerning the B-Day party guests at WV’s house and two years in a row at that. Wonder if Mrs. Clark was in attendance; he-he yup I just went there.
Beth [112] OMG, yes the good old days when you could smoke where ever you choose. Here is a funny, a few years ago while visiting a family member at the hospital I went out for a smoke break. Well I knew I/we had to be so far away so I went up many steps [seemed like hundreds] to a parking area. So thinking the spot I picked was far enough I lit up while chatting with my Mom on the phone next thing I know, a Security Guard pulls up informing me I had to put the cigarette out. Of course, I did comply but not before whining to my Mom about getting busted smoking at my age. I had both my Mom and the Security Guard laughing.
November 24, 2009 Virgie Arthur’s Designation of two expert witnesses with the Resume of the newest one added.
http://www.rosespeaks.com/modules.php?name=Downloads&op=getit&lid=2679
OMG!
Yep!! TX pays thousands, tens of thousands for an ‘expert’ to say what you want them to say…
LOL looks like they practice law like it was a decade or two ago! Does not work that way anymore due to instant feedback technology.
No matter WHAT their paid person ‘expert’ says… There is NO DISPUTING the facts of their client; VA, SEEKING money for pictures and trying to keep that family feud going… ref: David Leigh from Splash and ALL of the Interviews.
If she was so mentally or physically ‘upset’ THEN >> Why (if true) have gastric bypass surgery?
She was just on GR not too long ago, well a smaller version of her was… SHE FELT GOOD ENOUGH TO SLAM OTHERS didn’t she??
Yes, in today’s times with IMMEDIATE feedback of a limited public person’s behavior… The old ways of $ paid to experts to help win – JUST DOESN’T GET IT!
Beside, the higher Courts will most likely not let it get to be where any paid expert would even be needed… IMO
Looks like all they did is throw away more $ on this FAKE CASE! Real smart! NOT! ;)
Damn, 1st COA and the TX SC… Stop this F-ing farce and lies from TX!!! imho it honestly needed to be done within 90 days of this bogus case being filed in the first place!
That motion is for show, I believe! The Defendant’s should look and see if these ‘experts’ are on permanent retainers or involved in any other present cases they are working on! Maybe, from past cases also…
ALL should be investigated! *TRUST NOT in anything ‘these’ people do because of what they have already done! IMO (bunch of BS, almost laughable) Done.
LOL McCabe surely doesn’t want Wood cross-examining John Mallory, does he?
So, VA is just now being referred to a Neuropsychologist, hmm. Aren’t you usually referred to one when you suffer an Aneurysm, you know so they can check to see if any damage was done to the brain? Are they trying to claim the Defendants cause VA’s brain injury? On the other hand, this could just another McCabe tactical ploy for the courts to overlook VA’s deposition.
Was VA suffering from any brain disorder when she sold pics of her daughter and grandson? Did she have a brain disorder when she jumped on a plain to the Bahamas [more then once] while doing her photo op? Was she suffering from a brain disorder when she was willing to keep the family feud going as her pal David Leigh states in e-mails?
Typically, neuropsychological evaluations are given to individuals who have suffered some form of brain injury, for example, traumatic head injury, strokes and brain tumors. Different types of brain injury include:
• Traumatic brain injury (TBI), concussion, acceleration-deceleration injury.
• Cerebro-vascular accident (CVA) which includes stroke and ruptured aneurysm.
• Brain tumor, which may originate in the brain or metastasize into the brain from other parts of the body.
• Anoxia (lack of oxygen), as in drowning, chocking or strangulation. Anoxic brain injury may occur if the heart stops breathing for a brief period of time.
• Toxic injury, which is caused by neurotoxins, such as carbon monoxide, lead, mercury and certain illicit drugs.
• Infection may damage the brain, as in encephalitis, meningitis, abscess or chronic brain Lyme disease.
• Degenerative diseases that affect the brain include Alzheimer’s Disease, Pick’s Disease, Huntington’s Disease, Lewy Body Disease and sometimes Multiple Sclerosis and Guillome-Barr Disease.
W’s deposition – page 111 of 113 refers to the birthday party.
Beth – check your email.