BREAKING: Nova Scotia Justice Suzanne Hood awards Trout Point Lodge damages against Slabbed and authorizes injunctive relief.
Libel tourism is alive and well folks as a Canadian Judge has awarded damages to Aaron Broussard co-conspirators Charles Leary and Vaughn Perret in their suit against Slabbed though I do not know any specifics as I am getting my information second hand. This is not the first time a Canadian judge has awarded damages to crooks, convicted felon Conrad Black being such an example. Act 2 of this saga is fixing to open here in the US. Stay tuned.
Update:
SouthCoast Today is reporting the award could be record-breaking. Slabbed stands by all its reporting on Trout Point Lodge and the connections of its owners to the widening scandal in Jefferson Parish.
Update:
The girls claim the damages are $425,000 and they are coming here to collect.
sop
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February 1, 2012 at 1:56 pm
Well I always say if you are going to get hit with something absurd let the absurdity be of such a magnitude that everyone will notice. So with that said I hope this idiotic and incompetent Nova Scotian Judge’s award amount will not only break the Nova Scotia’s record but also lead to one of the biggest international news stories in North American and leads to the termination of this incompetent’s judge’s position in NS.
I’m sure Doug that when this twit of a Judge hands down the verdict you will have every major free speech organization in Canada & the US join you in fighting these crooks from further making mockery of the US & Canadian judicial system.
Pres
February 1, 2012 at 1:59 pm
This is the first question that comes to mind that needs to be researched:
Does a party seeking to enforce a foreign Judgement have to post a bond equal to the amount claimed in damages by the US defendant in his lawsuit against the party moving to have that judgment domesticated ???
It seems to me that a bond is only way for the US citizen to recover without having to pursue the plaintiff in the foreign country of their domicile, unless of course they or their partners have assets here in the US.
Well I guess we’ll be finding out a lot more about those who are affiliated with these un-American grifters very soon. Oh yea … I almost forgot … don’t forget to bring your financial records, bookings records, and the guest registration when you come down to the real Courthouse.
whitmergate
February 1, 2012 at 2:01 pm
I wouldn’t expect her to issue any injunction that requires Slabbed to pull the plug. It may be she will issue an injunction prohibiting Slabbed from writing any stories about TPL, Leary, Perrett, etc. She may even mandate that all such material be removed from the pages of Slabbed. But, not being a lawyer and all, I’m just guessing.
Not At All Surprised
February 1, 2012 at 2:15 pm
This may be important if they attempt to have their foreign judgment enforced in Mississippi. It’s from House Bill 735 of the 2011 Session of the Mississippi Legislature:
Description: Uniform laws; enact Uniform Foreign-country Money Judgments Recognition Act.
Background Information:
Disposition: Dead
Deadline: General Bill/Constitutional Amendment
Revenue: No
Vote type required: Majority
Effective date: July 1, 2011
History of Actions:
1 01/13 (H) Referred To Judiciary A
2 01/26 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
3 02/07 (H) Passed {Vote}
4 02/08 (H) Transmitted To Senate
5 02/09 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division A
6 03/01 (S) Died In Committee
Title: AN ACT TO CREATE THE UNIFORM FOREIGN-COUNTRY MONEY JUDGMENTS RECOGNITION ACT; TO DEFINE CERTAIN TERMS; TO PROVIDE FOR THE APPLICABILITY OF THIS ACT; TO PROVIDE STANDARDS FOR RECOGNITION OF FOREIGN-COUNTRY JUDGMENTS; TO PROVIDE FOR JURISDICTION; TO PROVIDE PROCEDURE FOR THE RECOGNITION OF FOREIGN-COUNTRY JUDGMENTS; TO PROVIDE FOR THE EFFECT OF A JUDGMENT; TO ALLOW A STAY OF PROCEEDINGS; TO PROVIDE FOR LIMITATION OF ACTIONS; TO PROVIDE FOR UNIFORMITY IN INTERPRETATION; TO BRING FORWARD SECTIONS 11-31-1, 11-31-2, 11-31-3, 11-31-5, 11-31-7, 11-31-9 AND 11-31-11, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, FOR PURPOSES OF AMENDMENT; TO AMEND SECTION 15-1-45, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, IN CONFORMITY; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
Not At All Surprised
February 1, 2012 at 2:22 pm
What I’m really anxious to see is when Leary and Perret take their Broadway Musical Chairs Play and attempt a repeat performance before one of the Princes of a US DISTRICT Court. These drama queens are going to get that Canadian toilet paper Judgment shoved right up the ass. If I could rent the court room and sell tickets, you’d be looking at a rich man.
And to make what is already a ridiculous sham more ludicrous, the Judge asks Leary and Perret to prepare a fill in the blank Judgement, quoting:
“The order from the decision is being prepared by Leary and Perret and, until it is signed by Justice Hood, the court will not release the damage figures.”
These court proceedings look like a LSD trip gone bad. Which makes me wonder if Leary is somehow the progeny of Dr. Timothy Leary.
eyewigger
February 1, 2012 at 2:51 pm
Throwing this out as grist for the mill. Do you have a cause of action for malicious prosecution that can be filed in the good ol’ USA? I don’t know if malicious prosecution extends to a prosecution in a foreign country but it may be worth looking into. After all, what you have here are United States citizens filing suit against another United States citizen over items written in a United States location. The only connexity with the foreign country is that some of the matters written about concerned places and some activities in a foreign country. You would then have the full array of American discovery tools at your disposal — and in a much more convenient forum. And civil discovery in this matter could be very, very interesting.
Lightning K
February 1, 2012 at 2:55 pm
Eyewigger interesting you bring that up because if this is filed in the Eastern District of Louisiana then all of the Judges will have to recuse themselves because of the Broussard/Wilkinson conflict and these bozos will wind up having the same Texas Justice Judge that is presiding over the criminal cases.
Fox8 would be wise to follow in Slabbed’s footsteps by not responding to the lawsuit in NS.
Pres
February 1, 2012 at 2:56 pm
I don’t think it’s all that uncommon for a judge to allow/instruct the parties to draft a judgment consistent with the court’s findings.
Not At All Surprised
February 1, 2012 at 2:58 pm
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again. You have to love it when your adversaries gets so mad all they see is red and they start doing stupid things. I would think that will expose themselves to discovery when proving their financial losses because of this reporting. Then, as it is said, comes the rest of the story.
I read somewhere that Aaron Broussard’s predecessors came from NS. It seems that there may be some defective blood line somewhere. I wonder if AB is related to this judge somehow. It seems that some idiotic declaration like this would almost come from him.
Post Turtle
February 1, 2012 at 3:04 pm
IMHO, Slabbed is not “commercial” in nature – it does not allow users anywhere to place orders, contract for services, or other such activity. It’s a passive web site that does little more than make information available to those who are interested.
As far as I know, Slabbed is not and was not doing business over the internet with anyone in Canada. I don’t believe Slabbed entered into contracts with residents of a foreign jurisdiction that involve the knowing and repeated transmission of computer files over the Internet.
Just my non-lawyer thoughts on “jurisdiction.”
Not At All Surprised
February 1, 2012 at 3:16 pm
Let’s do a poll … send your yes or no vote to Sop to this question:
Will Leary and Perret come down to Mississippi and file pleadings to domesticate their Canadian Judgement?
My vote is NO.
I am sure having a one act play in their backyard was fun. Coming down here in our playground is a different matter.
I can’t help but believe that there are any number of people in Jefferson Parish are praying that they won’t … the problem now is what do you do about loose cannons ?
whitmergate
February 1, 2012 at 3:25 pm
Ya know Whit I was just thinking the same thing: have those two guys slipped their leash? Have their handlers suddenly realized the damage the two amigos can cause? I would imagine there are more than a few ‘damage control summits’ going on right now…these two should just embrace their theatrical natures and write and star in the screenplay ” When you play with fire you get burned ” or ” Two bad apples CAN rot an entire box.” Discovery in any US court will defenitely be a must see…oh and would someone please ‘splain to the two goofusses that all that will be Public Record…
sharkpuppet
February 1, 2012 at 3:36 pm
I can’t believe that Sop and the Slabbed Nation are real popular with the judges in the eastern Div
What are the chances they use this to punish Sop for being such a bad boy and causing all their friends problems?
Rat Bastards
February 1, 2012 at 3:38 pm
Here you go guys, the girls have issued a press release:
sop
sop81_1
February 1, 2012 at 4:14 pm
Rat Bastard I don’t think Danny Abel and the girls are real popular in the LAED either. But that is not where they must go to seek enforcement of that judgment.
sop
sop81_1
February 1, 2012 at 4:18 pm
This has zero chance of being domesticated… zero; its about frivolous a 1st Amendment case I have ever read.
NRB
February 1, 2012 at 4:23 pm
They need to go into whatever Mississippi county court Slabbed is domiciled in. By doing so, they also opent themselves up to a reconventional demand for filing a frivolous lawsuit and any other sanction a state court may deem appropriate.
How in the world are these bufoons going to find local counsel? Are they going to represent themselves pro se? Did they have lawayers in Canada? Are the Canadian lawyers going to enroll pro hac vice?
NRB
February 1, 2012 at 4:25 pm
NRB Abel and his girls are nuts. They still think Broussard is gonna skate. Post Turtle has it nailed. I won’t say anything further lest it be construed that I am bragging.
sop
sop81_1
February 1, 2012 at 4:28 pm
They should have asked the Judge for damages in the amount of 6 gerbils. Guess they missed their chance at actually collecting something from this lawsuit because I’m sure the Slabbers on here would have gladly sent them a weeks supply.
Pres
February 1, 2012 at 4:28 pm
At this point I’d like to point out for those that may be so inclined that we have a magic button over yonder.
http://slabbed.org/
sop
sop81_1
February 1, 2012 at 4:31 pm
I guess this type of stuff can stay up?
Steve permalink
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USJustice
February 1, 2012 at 4:35 pm
A Pyrrhic victory if there ever was one.
Not At All Surprised
February 1, 2012 at 4:38 pm
SOP, you had better eat paper and shit money so you can satisfy that money judgment. Ha!
imaangry
February 1, 2012 at 5:19 pm
Seriously … I cannot imagine a US Court giving credence to this faggot farce … except Ross LaDart that is…
RECOGNITION AND ENFORCEMENT OF FOREIGN MONEY JUDGMENTS
The United States is not a party to any international convention governing the recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments.
AND.
A state may not enforce a foreign judgment on grounds such as:
The judgment was obtained by fraud;
The judgment is repugnant to the public policy of the state where enforcement is sought;
The judgment was rendered in the absence of impartial tribunals or procedures compatible with the requirements of due process of law;
The foreign court did not have personal jurisdiction over the defendant;
The foreign court did not have jurisdiction over the subject matter;
The defendant did not receive notice of the proceedings in sufficient time to enable him/her to defend;
In the case of jurisdiction based only on personal service, the foreign court was an inconvenient forum for the trial;
Generally, when the court is to apply a foreign law, it must be proved by foreign law experts. It cannot merely be pleaded, as the court has no expertise in the laws of foreign countries nor in how they might be applied in a foreign court. Such foreign law may be considered no more than evidence, rather than law because of the issue of sovereignty. If the local court is actually giving extraterritorial effect to a foreign law, it is less than sovereign. Therefore, it acts in a way that is potentially unconstitutional.
whitmergate
February 1, 2012 at 5:22 pm
As soon as these jackasses set foot in the New Orleans airport, they should be looking to see whose waiting to greet them. Hmmm. FBI maybe ?
eyewigger
February 1, 2012 at 5:38 pm
OK Show me the judgment. Sorry, these a_ _ holes just about have worn my patience out. The Mississippi courtroom where they try to domesticate their farcical Canadian piece of toilet paper will not be large enough to hold all the spectators…Come on down …the Gulf Coast can use all the tourist dollars…or will you be in Wiggins? What a monumental waste of United States government time and money…I hope the reconventional demand can also include a demand for the repayment of all my tax dollars they waste if they try this…ugh. Gross.
sharkpuppet
February 1, 2012 at 6:44 pm
An excerpt from the Trout Point press release:
“…the plaintiffs remain confident that Handshoe “would have been found liable for defamation by a domestic court applying the first amendment to the Constitution of the United States and the constitution and law of Mississippi…”
If I were Leary, Perret and/or Abel, I would google up those articles by the T-P concerning JP’s and TheRiot’s lawsuit against the blogosphere and read the hundreds of comments made; and compare them to anything written on Slabbed. Instead of going forward with their stupid and ill-conceived lawsuit, both the Parish and TheRiot dropped the suit and ran.
Sullivan says your fucked. Period.
pelicandebrief
February 1, 2012 at 6:50 pm
A question: how many of those previous ‘judgments’ actually got domesticated and paid? Anyone can get a “homecooked” judgment but how many actually got paid out?
Sharkpuppet
February 1, 2012 at 7:04 pm
SO…Does this mean they’re NOT BUMPIN’ STICKS?
Enema Girl
February 1, 2012 at 8:09 pm
aw man, the lawsuits against us are always less than $50,000. We get no press!
CenLaBriarPatch
February 2, 2012 at 12:50 am
I tell you you haven’t lived until you’ve been sued by a couple of drama queens from Nova Scotia there Mr Briar Patch. Aymond giving you hell again?
Lets get together and compare notes.
sop
sop81_1
February 2, 2012 at 5:10 am
Hey sop, I am certainly ignorant of the law but it seems to me you could get Haley Barbour to retroactively pardon you of your sins. All of them past, present and future. This would give the NS Supremes no hope of ever enforcing their rulings and make you an outstanding citizen in the woods of Canada.
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