IANAL, but totally agree. Still hoping for the trifecta though...first he wins the injunction, then the trial, now this.
TSJ files lawsuit against Douglas Co. DA, Lawerence PD
Hope he gets every penny
"Additionally, Shannon's counsel claimed that his accuser is "believed to be a prolific marijuana user" and told a nurse that she had smoked on the night of the alleged incident." Raise your hand if you've ever heard of a cop believing somebody that's even just been in the same room as weed.
Or maybe something like "This ethics case is killing my chances of reelection, do we have any case that can get me off the front page?" "No? But I don't care if we can make it stick or not. Just get me of the front page."
I'm against lawsuits most of the time but this was abuse if position and it cost TSJ several millions and permanently robbed him of his great senior year.
Kansas stole what TSJ had rightfully earned and damaged his reputation on a national scale. They need to pony up.
Kansas stole what TSJ had rightfully earned and damaged his reputation on a national scale. They need to pony up.
Just curious … what standing would TJ’s mom have to be involved in this suit?
Emotional distress
Terrence Shannon Jr and mother to seek 12 million dollars over prosecutions
Per a story done by the News-Gazette, former Illinois basketball star, Terrence Shannon Jr., and his mother, Treanette Reading, are claiming that local officials mishandled an accusation of sexual assault. Shannon Jr. and Ms. Reading are seeking a total of 12 million dollars in damages stemming...
armchairillini.com
I believe I read somewhere that TSJ was the sole provider in the family and therefore that could affect his Mom as well?
Emotional distress. She received harassment and ridicule. She also needed counseling.
If it’s emotional distress I think we’d all qualify on those grounds.
OrangeBlue98
- Des Moines, IA
That was my assertion from the moment I read the affidavit. She was in deep doo-doo with the misconduct, so she was looking for a big name to take the focus off of her.
In my opinion, this is the most plausible and likely scenario if there actually is a case.
JJE
- Bethalto, IL
The DA’s office would be wise to pay TSJ and his lawyers to settle this out of court as quick as they can.
Can you imagine literally thousands of pieces of evidence in the form of emotional distress tweets, news articles, staff interviews, friends, teammates, etc. that would prove beyond a doubt what he had to deal with?
Let alone the precedent of allowing his mock draft stock take a dive.
I’m no expert, but the overwhelming evidence on his behalf would seem insurmountable on for the DA’s office.
Can you imagine literally thousands of pieces of evidence in the form of emotional distress tweets, news articles, staff interviews, friends, teammates, etc. that would prove beyond a doubt what he had to deal with?
Let alone the precedent of allowing his mock draft stock take a dive.
I’m no expert, but the overwhelming evidence on his behalf would seem insurmountable on for the DA’s office.
We had to put up with months of Northwestern fans ignoring scandals so bad the former US Attorney General needed an entire year to investigate their athletic department acting like they had the moral high ground. It was terrible.
We have to have some lawyers here. Time to file a class action of behalf of the fanbase.
Not to mention ped state....... But neither the Ped state nor Northwestern situations are even REMOTELY similar to this TSJ case, apples to trilobites ....
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That was pretty bad, seeing those smug, holier than thou faces and hearing their lame chants. IANAL but maybe a class action suit for Illini fans for pain and suffering?
OrangeBlue98
- Des Moines, IA
If I'm guessing, the really high amount in the suit is designed to get an out-of-court settlement (gee, where have we heard that one before?).
I'm not sure what Douglas County's max liability insurance payout amount is, but if I'm the county I'm seeing how much that is and figuring out how to negotiate for an amount close to that max payout amount.
Speaking for myself, absolutely!
Can we also bring our own lawsuit? (IANAL) After TSJ is finished with his of course.
Perhaps, but in the grand scheme of things $11.5m . I think the $11.5m is what they believe they can show as damages. The most impactful of which would be losing out on All American status (in my mind). He was cleared prior to the draft, so I’m I think that would be extraordinarily hard for the lawyers to push aside unless they have teams that have told them TSJ stayed off their draft board because of the incident.
I hate it for the people of Lawrence who’s only crimes are likely living there and being KU fans. But I hope TSJ doesn’t settle and gets as much of the truth out into the open.