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LOS ANGELES (AP) An appellate court on Monday upheld a $19 million judgment against "Girls Gone Wild" founder Joe Francis in a slander case filed over his claims that casino mogul Steve Wynn had threatened to kill him.
The California 2nd District Court of Appeal in Los Angeles found no basis to overturn the judgment or order a new trial, and the justices also left in place an injunction barring Francis from repeating the claims.
After a 2012 trial, a jury found that Francis' statements about threats were defamatory, and a judge ordered him not to repeat the statements. Francis and Wynn testified during the trial.
Francis said he was told Wynn had threatened to hit him in the head with a shovel and have him buried in the desert. Wynn denied making such threats and claimed the statements by Francis damaged his reputation and put his casino license at risk.
More at http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/article/Verdict-upheld-against-Girls-Gone-Wild-founder-5573618.php .
[font color=green]They are both schmucks.[/font]
Warpy
(110,746 posts)He never had any sympathy for the women who were often too drunk to know what they were signing.
rocktivity
(44,546 posts)Last edited Tue Jun 24, 2014, 06:46 PM - Edit history (1)
to share their tips with their supervisors rather than give the supervisors a raise:
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