Legal Analyst: UVA Frat Has ‘a Libel Case on a Silver Platter’

‘Had the story been better checked, the reporter and the editors would have seen the friends never had the conversations they were alleged to have had’

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BARRO: "And now they need to prepare for litigation and it strikes me to outsource the report to Columbia and it LED to a third-party investigation and it means that rolling stone LED to how much of this is litigation defense." 
GREEN: "One said this is liken to handle this to a linel case on a silver platter and here is why. And the report, had the story been better checked, the reporter and the editors would have seen the friends never had the conversations they were alleged to have had, casting doubt and skepticism. So while there is clever tactical about the rolling stone out-sourcing, what they've done to restore their reputation, we're going to show you what happened and we're going to let the team at Columbia explain what happened and it is not pretty and that may make us vulnerable. And about libel lawsuits, you are suing over your reputation. So you need to be able to defend in court to defend that reputation and that is we'll see them taking on down the road."

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