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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsJerry Falwell Jr sues Liberty University for damage to his reputation. Not the Onion.
https://www.rawstory.com/2020/10/jerry-falwell-jr-sues-liberty-university-for-damage-to-his-reputation-report/Former Liberty University President Jerry Falwell Jr. is suing the evangelical college for forcing him to resign in the wake of a stream of scandals, NBC News reports.
We attempted to meet several times with the Liberty University Board of Trustees Executive Committee but were unsuccessful in doing so. Thus, we were forced to seek remedy for Mr. Falwells ongoing injuries and damage to his reputation through the Court, Falwells lawyer Robert Raskopf said in a statement.
Hard to know who to root for here - not Jerry certainly but can't root for Liberty either. A pox on both their houses!
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Jerry Falwell Jr sues Liberty University for damage to his reputation. Not the Onion. (Original Post)
yellowcanine
Oct 2020
OP
Oh man, give me a break! Maybe Jerry Jr. and Rudy should get together and discuss....
George II
Oct 2020
#5
I guess Junior is saying Liberty is responsible for pool boy and the other shit.
yellowcanine
Oct 2020
#9
Wounded Bear
(58,673 posts)1. Can we root for a tie where both sides lose?
AleksS
(1,665 posts)2. Maybe this is a time to root for lawyers and court fees
To drain both sides completely dry?
If they pay their bills. Which is doubtful.
KarinaS
(22 posts)3. That's funny as hell
LOL
Sherman A1
(38,958 posts)4. I hope they countersue him for the very same thing
not that either really have much of a good reputation .
George II
(67,782 posts)5. Oh man, give me a break! Maybe Jerry Jr. and Rudy should get together and discuss....
....their "fly malfunctions"!!
Hugin
(33,167 posts)6. Junior fooled around and shot his cash cow...
Now, they'll probably both fade away.
marybourg
(12,633 posts)8. These are the same guys who used to scream
"frivolous lawsuit" when someome died due to medical malpractice. Wanted to eliminate or cap damages for emotional losses.
yellowcanine
(35,699 posts)9. I guess Junior is saying Liberty is responsible for pool boy and the other shit.
No other way to explain this. They should have stopped me!
dalton99a
(81,534 posts)10. Keep talking, Jerry
Miguelito Loveless
(4,465 posts)11. I root for no settlement
and a long, vicious, acrimonious jury trial, that brings out all the sewage that has been hidden under that university for decades.
PJMcK
(22,037 posts)12. Go for it, Jerry
Sue everybody!
Then let's get to discovery, shall we?
Falwell's hoping for a quiet settlement. He knows he's been kicked off the gravy train. He wants one more bite of the apple.
marmar
(77,084 posts)13. The Onion can't beat reality these days.
muriel_volestrangler
(101,325 posts)14. He got at least $2 million for walking away
and the greedy fucker wants more.
By his pre-existing contract, Mr. Falwell is entitled to two years base salary as severance, the statement said. Additional compensation that Mr. Falwell receives under his agreement following his resignation are only accrued retirement benefits. These accrued retirement payments reflect reasonable terms after 30 years of service to Liberty, with 13 as university president."
Falwell, who declined comment in response to questions from The Associated Press last month about the terms of his employment contract and exit package, has previously discussed the matter with other news organizations that reported he would receive $10.5 million. He could not immediately be reached for comment Tuesday.
Falwells reportable compensation from Liberty was $1,099,356, according to a 2018 tax form the school provided AP. Other compensation was listed as $59,655.
Liberty's statement also said there was no severance or retirement negotiated in exchange for Falwell's resignation last month.
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/liberty-disputes-reports-about-falwell-severance-payment-jerry-falwell-liberty-compensation-compensation-richmond-b702339.html
Falwell, who declined comment in response to questions from The Associated Press last month about the terms of his employment contract and exit package, has previously discussed the matter with other news organizations that reported he would receive $10.5 million. He could not immediately be reached for comment Tuesday.
Falwells reportable compensation from Liberty was $1,099,356, according to a 2018 tax form the school provided AP. Other compensation was listed as $59,655.
Liberty's statement also said there was no severance or retirement negotiated in exchange for Falwell's resignation last month.
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/liberty-disputes-reports-about-falwell-severance-payment-jerry-falwell-liberty-compensation-compensation-richmond-b702339.html
I mean, if I could get 2 years' inflated salary when I was caught breaking the fundamental moral rules of my employer, which is in a business about teaching fundamental moral rules as they see them, I'd be literally laughing all the way to the bank.
This is something I don't understand. We normal mortals have employment contracts that say if we decide to leave, or break the terms of the contract, we may have to work out a notice period, or they may pay us for that if they'd prefer we get the fuck out now. A month or two. Maybe get pay for vacation time owed. At what point do you get to have a contract promising you another 2 years' pay (at, typically, a vast rate anyway) for when you fuck up?
Initech
(100,087 posts)15. He damaged his own reputation, can't blame others for that!
DeminPennswoods
(15,286 posts)19. Except he couldn't sue
Mr. Johnson.
greenjar_01
(6,477 posts)16. This fuckin' guy
Solly Mack
(90,775 posts)17. Yeah. OK.
2020.
UTUSN
(70,715 posts)18. The poolboy is the one with the reputation!1
Mr. Ected
(9,670 posts)20. The Party of Personal Responsibility
Meets a man of God.
Hypocrisy and hilarity ensue!