You cant beat eminems lawyers
RickwithaTbird
04-16-2005, 12:50 PM
They have too much experience! haha...
anyways, the bully from brain damage had his case tossed out.... The quote at the end makes this whole story worthwhiile.
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"Michigan appeals court tosses lawsuit against Eminem
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The state appeals court on Friday dismissed a lawsuit filed by an ex-schoolmate of Eminem's who accused the Detroit-area rapper of falsely depicting him in the song Brain Damage.
In the song, the rapper says Deangelo Bailey beat him up in a school bathroom, banging his head on a urinal and choking him.
By Andrew Medichini, AP
A three-judge panel unanimously upheld a Macomb County judge's 2003 decision and wrote that the song by Eminem, whose real name is Marshall Mathers III, was not intended to be taken literally.
In the song, released on Eminem's 1999 The Slim Shady LP, the rapper says Deangelo Bailey beat him up in a school bathroom, banging his head on a urinal and choking him.
Bailey, a sanitation worker, sued in 2001 and accused the rapper of invading his privacy by publicizing unreasonable information that put him in a false light. Bailey admitted that he picked on Mathers but said he merely "bumped" him at school and threw a "little shove."
The court, in an opinion released Friday, cited song lyrics in which Eminem said the school principal stomped on him, leaving him for dead. Those lyrics along with others — Eminem singing that his "whole brain fell out" of his skull — show the song should not be interpreted literally, the judges wrote.
"It is apparent that a reasonable listener would not take the song lyrics about the defendant literally," they wrote.
The court also ruled that Bailey failed to present a genuine factual issue in the suit.
Bailey's attorney, Byron Nolen, said he wasn't surprised by the ruling. He said he won't appeal to the Michigan Supreme Court.
"I don't think (the justices) would even look at it to be honest with you," Nolen said.
In their decision, the appeals judges stuck with a traditional style of legal writing. That's a contrast to Macomb County Circuit Judge Deborah Servitto, who in addition to a regular opinion, added a 10-stanza rap verse to explain her ruling.
"The lyrics are stories no one would take as fact/they're an exaggeration of a childish act," she wrote. "It is therefore this Court's ultimate position/that Eminem is entitled to summary disposition."
Messages seeking comment were left Friday with Mathers' attorneys."
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I think its funny that guy is a "sanitation worker" now. Haha... I wonder what the bullys from my era are doing with their lives.
anyways, the bully from brain damage had his case tossed out.... The quote at the end makes this whole story worthwhiile.
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"Michigan appeals court tosses lawsuit against Eminem
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The state appeals court on Friday dismissed a lawsuit filed by an ex-schoolmate of Eminem's who accused the Detroit-area rapper of falsely depicting him in the song Brain Damage.
In the song, the rapper says Deangelo Bailey beat him up in a school bathroom, banging his head on a urinal and choking him.
By Andrew Medichini, AP
A three-judge panel unanimously upheld a Macomb County judge's 2003 decision and wrote that the song by Eminem, whose real name is Marshall Mathers III, was not intended to be taken literally.
In the song, released on Eminem's 1999 The Slim Shady LP, the rapper says Deangelo Bailey beat him up in a school bathroom, banging his head on a urinal and choking him.
Bailey, a sanitation worker, sued in 2001 and accused the rapper of invading his privacy by publicizing unreasonable information that put him in a false light. Bailey admitted that he picked on Mathers but said he merely "bumped" him at school and threw a "little shove."
The court, in an opinion released Friday, cited song lyrics in which Eminem said the school principal stomped on him, leaving him for dead. Those lyrics along with others — Eminem singing that his "whole brain fell out" of his skull — show the song should not be interpreted literally, the judges wrote.
"It is apparent that a reasonable listener would not take the song lyrics about the defendant literally," they wrote.
The court also ruled that Bailey failed to present a genuine factual issue in the suit.
Bailey's attorney, Byron Nolen, said he wasn't surprised by the ruling. He said he won't appeal to the Michigan Supreme Court.
"I don't think (the justices) would even look at it to be honest with you," Nolen said.
In their decision, the appeals judges stuck with a traditional style of legal writing. That's a contrast to Macomb County Circuit Judge Deborah Servitto, who in addition to a regular opinion, added a 10-stanza rap verse to explain her ruling.
"The lyrics are stories no one would take as fact/they're an exaggeration of a childish act," she wrote. "It is therefore this Court's ultimate position/that Eminem is entitled to summary disposition."
Messages seeking comment were left Friday with Mathers' attorneys."
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I think its funny that guy is a "sanitation worker" now. Haha... I wonder what the bullys from my era are doing with their lives.
publicenemy137
04-16-2005, 02:06 PM
hahahahahha I can't believe the judge actually gave out a rap verse for their ruling, that is ABSOLUTELY HILARIOUS!
crayzayjay
04-16-2005, 02:21 PM
That's a contrast to Macomb County Circuit Judge Deborah Servitto, who in addition to a regular opinion, added a 10-stanza rap verse to explain her ruling.
:lol2:
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TaNK_Em
04-16-2005, 10:14 PM
What ever happend with Jacksons lawsuit against Eminem? Ha hes a sanation worker now.
- Kevin
- Kevin
clawhammer
04-17-2005, 12:48 PM
:lol: It kind of sad that once someone because rich/famous that some poor bastard (sanitation worker) is trying to sue them for bogus reasons.
Ace$nyper
04-17-2005, 06:12 PM
:lol: It kind of sad that once someone because rich/famous that some poor bastard (sanitation worker) is trying to sue them for bogus reasons.
thats how i look at it.
I mean he admiting he whooped on him back in the day.
Thats like me sueing you 10 years down the line after i beat your ass for telling someine about me attacking you and claim your slandering my name.
hes a broke ass low life always has and always will be thats all/
thats how i look at it.
I mean he admiting he whooped on him back in the day.
Thats like me sueing you 10 years down the line after i beat your ass for telling someine about me attacking you and claim your slandering my name.
hes a broke ass low life always has and always will be thats all/
jcsaleen
04-17-2005, 06:54 PM
Like I said .... THERE ARE TOOO MANY DAMN LAWSUITS TODAY! Jesus people make lawsuits from 20 years ago your never safe no matter how long ago it is.... :disappoin
TexasF355F1
04-17-2005, 10:49 PM
That case ended a long ass time ago.
-Davo
04-18-2005, 02:54 AM
I think its funny that guy is a "sanitation worker" now. Haha... I wonder what the bullys from my era are doing with their lives.
I remember Maddox (.xmission.com) was saying how he used to get picked on at school and shit, now he went to the groceries and one of the highschool football jocks was packing his food, hehe,
I remember Maddox (.xmission.com) was saying how he used to get picked on at school and shit, now he went to the groceries and one of the highschool football jocks was packing his food, hehe,
Oz
04-18-2005, 07:11 AM
:lol2: Rap verse.
ghostrx7
04-18-2005, 09:20 AM
people are all about the get rich quick scheme.pathetic.
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