Couldn't have happened to a nicer guy!

By the way, question for bankruptcy people: assuming Nifong successfully declares bankruptcy, would a civil suit by the Duke kids be barred as stemming from events that preceded the bankruptcy judgment?

180 MILLION? How the f*ck does a prosecutor driving a 2003 Accord rack up that kind of debt? There's a story here, Lat-- get on it.

I feel bad for the guy. The rich preppy frat boys should cut him a break and drop their pointless lawsuits. He's already screwed for life.

11:42, try reading the rest of the post.

Umm, 11:42, the 180 million is the potential liability from him getting sued by the lax players.

11:42 - are you really that stupid?

You're on a real roll today Lat . . .

11:42: you are an idiot.

Overall, Lat's posting frequency has been in the tank lately. It is noon, and he's got 3 posts, one of which was the morning docket. This not to mention his survey "posts." I used to refresh this blog every 30 minutes, now I'm lucky if I get over here a couple times a week. What happened?

Anon (11:42):

180 million of that accounts for the civil suit filed against Nifong by the Duke kids. The WSJ Law Blog explains that.

Anon (11:41):

The Law Blog also explains the effect of bankruptcy on the players' lawsuits.

This blog is starting to go down hill Lat. Post better stories more often, and stop trying to fan the
flames of biglaw associate layoffs!

"I feel bad for the guy. The rich preppy frat boys should cut him a break and drop their pointless lawsuits. He's already screwed for life."

Considering that he tried to ruin the preppy frat boys lives, I can't think of a single reason why they wouldn't want to return the favor as much as possible.

To all-- I would think even Lat's minimal journalistic standards would have required including that salient detail in his rip-off of the WSJ Blog entry, rather than expecting me to go read the story there. Silly me for expecting this blog to include all the relevant facts to a story in its "reporting."

11:42 - I would think that even your minimal reading skills would have required seeing that salient part of the paragraph which reads:

"Almost all of that sum represents legal claims filed against the former Durham County district attorney by members of Duke's 2006 lacrosse team, including the three players who were accused of raping a stripper at a team party."

Go back to doing doc review at your insurance defense firm, moron.

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If he turned tricks, he might be able to pay it off. Lining up 40 Johns a day, at $250 each, would generate $10k a day, or $3.65 million/year. For a reasonable settlement, at say $30 million, and a with healthy helping of lubricant, he could make ammends by the end of his pathetic life. I think he should take it for the team.

{{crickets chirping}}

Its official.

11:42 = dumbest commenter ever.

At least he used his legal training to protect his rescourses. Legal education can and will be used in all types of situtations GOOD and BAD !! Whether you agree or not !!
Rick( Dum ol Hillbilly) in West Virginia

At least he used his legal training to protect his rescourses. Legal education can and will be used in all types of situtations GOOD and BAD !! Whether you agree or not !!
Rick( Dum ol Hillbilly) in West Virginia

Slow news day? What about something on the NLJ article re: more firm hiring this summer despite the economic slowdown:

http://www.law.com/jsp/nlj/PubArticleNLJ.jsp?id=1200418105319

While I think Nifong is getting what he deserves, I can't help but be discouraged that Crystal Gail Mangum (the false accuser who continues to enjoy anonymity in the media) has not also been sued. Nifong played his part in all of this to be sure, but the entire debacle started with her and it should come back to haunt her. Letting people like her get away with things like this is nothing short of a travesty. If she's not going to do time, she should at least lose what few assets she has.

12:56: While your point has some validity, and the players are free to sue an out of work stripper in the back woods of NC, the DA's office probably recieves these bogus charges all the time. As trained attorneys trusted with the people's safety and money, it is their job to vet out the BS and only prosecute guilty people. Especially when you have to hide evidence to keep the case from becoming laughable. Nifong also went further to make inappropriate comments about the players to the media.

As for the stripper's assets, I don't think that surrendering two zebra stripped body suits, a 24 pack of rubbers, and a case of stipper dust is going to serve much purpose.

12:56 -- what "assets"? An old g-string and a box of Pampers slated for her kids? No one in the world would be dumb enough to waste their time suing her for damages. She has nothing, least of all any sanity.

Durham is not the "back woods of NC."

1:13, I think 12:56's sentiment was that she should be held accountable somehow, whether it is by private lawsuit (waste of money) or even just media scorn.

...because all of NC is "back woods."

Agreed, 1:18, it was redundant. All of NC is back woods.

...because all of NC is "back woods."

1:19(12:56) -- I think that most everyone thinks that lady is bats**t crazy by now. But if you want to waste the money "punishing" someone who is undeterrable, go right ahead.

All the Lat bashing regarding the freshness of these posts is unwarranted! - its hard to consistently maintain creative work product (except if your Jerry Seinfield, See "Seinfeld").

1:18:

You are correct. West Virginia is the "back woods of NC." Durhan is actually very metropolitan for NC. I was wrong. You can go back to getting a BJ from your sister.

1:10

1:10--thanks for the permission, but I'm a girl. You sound like a really well educated world traveler though. I'm all for a good Durham joke, I was just pointing out that the "back woods" comment was a little misguided. The best Durham jokes usually involve Kevlar.

1:18:

I doubt your sister cares.

1:10

guys in my high school accused kids of rape while hiding evidence all the time, it was no big deal

1:22, there's specific deterrence and then there's also the novel concept of general deterrence to be considered. Furthermore, there's also vindication of the public (and the victims, to be sure) at stake here. If the criminal justice system won't enforce the appropriate laws, then at least the civil law should impose some sort of penalty on people who stake through the criminal justice system thanks to identity politics (see also O.J. Simpson)

Like I said, 12:56/1:19, if you want to flush that money down the toi-toi, please go right ahead. I'm sure that the Duke boys' parents would let you fund that waste-of-time lawsuit. And surely, it will deter NO crazy people from acting crazy.

2:11,

But, as 12:56 stated, there is vindication of the public to gain from some sort of holding this woman accountable---even if one cannot deter anything by it.

He could have walked away when the DNA cocktail dribbled out of that whore's snatch and didn't have any genetic resemblance to the dook lacrosse players.

In a truly civil society, nifong and the whore would have been shot in the face and left to rot in the street.

When a woman's catpurse holds six different flavors of baby batter, and the accused doesn't match any of it, you might consider sharing that evidence with the defense.