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Originally Posted by urban1
Heres my non-legal view:
What kind of lawyer would tell you to not fight a lawsuit? This is terrible legal advise.
And what kind of lawyer would turn away any sort of client?
What is the coach claiming was defamatory about the email?
For the lawsuit to succedd, the coach would have to prove that what was written in the email was untrue.
Is it really clear to everyone what this coach is doing? Why hasnt anyone else complained? How is the coach sandbagging games? Does he tell his players to not hit or to drop balls in close games?
Can you prove the sandbagging thru a historical record of boxscores? Can you get former players to admit this coach told them to sandbag it? Can you get other parents or anyone from other teams to agree on the record with your view of what the coach is doing?
At 15-16 age range, why would anyone want to play on a team like this? Scholarships to college could be at stake. And why would anyone want to play in a lesser league?
Lawsuits in kids sports are disaster for everyone. My g/f was involved in a team that was sued by a parent and it was hell for everyone involved wit the team. The lawsuit was a joke and eventually tossed out of court but it took years and ruined years of these kids childhoods involvement in this sport and was a nuissance for the coaches and all the other volunteers involved.
Bottom line go find a lawyer who deals in defamation and I think this wont go very far unless the coach has really deep pockets and just wants to hurt the author of the email by dragging this out in court and racking up the legal fees.
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An ethical one. If a lawyer truely doesn't feel like his side has a legit chance they should not take the case.
As for this particular case I would be curous what the 'assumed' damages could possibly be. The coach can't coach softball anymore? If so I'm not sure Cdn law allows for significan financial compensation here.
Your friend may want to look for folks to could act as witnesses that could verify that ALL of what the email says is true.