Running 2022 Golf Thread

I mean I guess I should be impressed Fatrick isn’t suing his own parents.

 

You can sue anybody if you find a lawyer willing to file the paperwork. Having said that, good luck with that. The lawyer's the only one who is gonna get paid.

Reed has the burden of proof, which for defamation requires him to show harm. I'm not exactly sure how Reed's been physically or financially harmed by anything Chamblee has said. Particularly since he's become a very rich asshole thanks to coverage of him on television, specifically Golf Channel and NBC. Has Reed been banned from a tournament or lost a sponsor because of the direct result of a Chamblee comment? That's what his attorney has to prove, not just that fans heckle the poor guy. And he has to prove that's somehow $750M.

Chamblee is an analyst. He gets paid to say stupid shit, which makes him unwatchable in my book. But truth is an absolute defense against charges of slander. And Reed's got a cheat sheet a mile long at this point, from UGA all the way to the PGA.

I'm truly not sure how Patrick Reed can become even more unlikeable, but he's trying.

 

In a defamation suit, truth is an absolute defense. Also, they can compel people to ah tell the truth under oath, even if they don’t want to testify. Which means all his college teammates and fellow PGA pros be on alert, your deposition is about to get set and you’re about to be served with a subpoena and asked:

“Did you ever see Mr. Reed violate the rules of golf without calling a penalty on himself, what is commonly referred to as ‘cheating?’”

 

Also, here's Reed's lawyer in February:

 

Depositions of players, former teammates and others would be interesting to hear, for sure.

 

I kind of figure that's why he hired Klayman, who loves nothing more than going fishing on depositions.

 

But I don’t see depos helping Reed, it’s the other way around that’s going to hurt Reed’s claims.