[Mick]

Those three cases do not relate to articles that are based on an unabridged leaked copy of a completed investigative report, including a review of multiple witness statements and at least some admissions by the plaintiff. That said, it’s always possible that the recklessness here relates to some part of the reporting that isn’t backed by the investigative report. People have found all sorts of ways to do illegal stuff in a way that’s made to look innocent.

Correct, those three cases were examples of successful defamation lawsuits against media companies. They were not granularly identical, thank you for pointing that out.

I believe that in the complaint, Taylor's attorneys asserted that ESPN's reporters made statements that, not only were incorrect with respect to the first investigative report, but that they didn't retract the initial misstatement despite the requests of Taylor and his attorneys, but that they also factually misstated and misreported elements of the second case and they refused to retract or correct those statements. A jury trial will be very interesting, if it actually comes off.

[Mick]

Those three cases do not relate to articles that are based on an unabridged leaked copy of a completed investigative report, including a review of multiple witness statements and at least some admissions by the plaintiff. That said, it’s always possible that the recklessness here relates to some part of the reporting that isn’t backed by the investigative report. People have found all sorts of ways to do illegal stuff in a way that’s made to look innocent.

Correct, those three cases were examples of successful defamation lawsuits against media companies. They were not granularly identical, thank you for pointing that out.

I believe that in the complaint, Taylor's attorneys asserted that ESPN's reporters made statements that, not only were incorrect with respect to the first investigative report, but that they didn't retract the initial misstatement despite the requests of Taylor and his attorneys, but that they also factually misstated and misreported elements of the second case and they refused to retract or correct those statements. A jury trial will be very interesting, if it actually comes off.