As an ex-lawyer, all I can say is that Long had best have no skeletons in his closet--even ones not related to this issue, because discovery will bring them out. That prospect may make him want to settle, to make this go away.
If he does, it would be a very bad thing for him and, because of his profile, for the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
We're not talking about some unknown preacher in a corn field in Nebraska.
Very few preachers have the reputation and notoriety that Bishop Long has.
He's almost at the same level of national recognition as Bishop Jakes and Joel O'Steen.
He needs to fight this, to the bitter end.
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As an ex-lawyer, all I can say is that Long had best have no skeletons in his closet--even ones not related to this issue, because discovery will bring them out. That prospect may make him want to settle, to make this go away.
You make an additional point. Discover and depositions will be loaded with claims and false claims that increase the odds of shaking him down for more money.
You make an additional point. Discover and depositions will be loaded with claims and false claims that increase the odds of shaking him down for more money.
If he does, it would be a very bad thing for him and, because of his profile, for the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
We're not talking about some unknown preacher in a corn field in Nebraska.
Very few preachers have the reputation and notoriety that Bishop Long has.
He's almost at the same level of national recognition as Bishop Jakes and Joel O'Steen.
He needs to fight this, to the bitter end.
I'd be surprised if he did. I'm reminded that the head of a well-known religious television network familiar to some of the readers here paid a former employee of the same sex $425K to settle a sexual harassment lawsuit back in 1998. This came out in 2004 in the Los Angeles Times. The network said it paid the employee off to avoid a lengthy and expensive lawsuit. It should be noted that the accuser violated the terms of the agreement and ended up paying the former employer $135K in legal fees as a result.
Again, yet another reason to keep one's nose clean and stay out of the gaping maw of the court system!!!
Just watched BJ Berstein on CNN...she's the attorney representing the two boys suing Bishop Eddie Long...this will be very interesting...she claims that she will show emails, text messages, hotel records and passports, and the church's Amex card that was used to fund these trips. I pray that their accusations are not true, but this attorney seems to be very confident about what she will be able to produce....
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Just watched BJ Berstein on CNN...she's the attorney representing the two boys suing Bishop Eddie Long...this will be very interesting...she claims that she will show emails, text messages, hotel records and passports, and the church's Amex card that was used to fund these trips. I pray that their accusations are not true, but this attorney seems to be very confident about what she will be able to produce....
Yikes...and that's exactly what discovery is intended to find. If there's any evidence, it will be ferreted out. On BOTH sides.
This makes me sick to my stomach. People usually have no idea what they're getting into when they go to law. I don't recommend it.
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