[she sighed. There were a lot of ways she could handle this. But which one...]
You have no basis to sue me and you know it. You've already admitted what occurred met the standard of "without actual malice," so unless you plan to somehow overturn New York Times Co. v. Sullivan, any unbiased judge will rule in our favor. What you are doing is attempting to bully a newspaper for printing something you don't like through threatened litigation, Miss Fey, and that is harassment of the free press.
["free press obsessed gadfly" choice it was. Same as always.]
Are you even representing Mr. Wright in this case? You'd think a high-profile attorney would be handling his own legal actions. Or did you just read the paper and decide to try bluffing your way into getting a retraction...?
Anyway, even if your 'sensationalism' accusation was right, sensationalism is not illegal. Need I remind you you're complaining about the gossip column?
The story will be updated next week, assuming I get the facts verified warranting it. There may be, without admitting any wrongdoing, a note apologizing to Mr. Wright and Miss Maya Fey for the incorrect attribution of 'burglar'. If you still wish to persist in the fantasy of suing my paper for some imagined wrong, go ahead.
If there isn't anything else, I will end this call.
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[she sighed. There were a lot of ways she could handle this. But which one...]
You have no basis to sue me and you know it. You've already admitted what occurred met the standard of "without actual malice," so unless you plan to somehow overturn New York Times Co. v. Sullivan, any unbiased judge will rule in our favor. What you are doing is attempting to bully a newspaper for printing something you don't like through threatened litigation, Miss Fey, and that is harassment of the free press.
["free press obsessed gadfly" choice it was.
Same as always.]Are you even representing Mr. Wright in this case? You'd think a high-profile attorney would be handling his own legal actions. Or did you just read the paper and decide to try bluffing your way into getting a retraction...?
Anyway, even if your 'sensationalism' accusation was right, sensationalism is not illegal. Need I remind you you're complaining about the gossip column?
The story will be updated next week, assuming I get the facts verified warranting it. There may be, without admitting any wrongdoing, a note apologizing to Mr. Wright and Miss Maya Fey for the incorrect attribution of 'burglar'. If you still wish to persist in the fantasy of suing my paper for some imagined wrong, go ahead.
If there isn't anything else, I will end this call.