Defendant ‘was entitled to an entrapment jury instruction, where the girl* used persistent coaxing and persuasion to get him to reluctantly agree to the crime.’

Per Gabriel Malor on Twitter

http://media.ca7.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/OpinionsWeb/processWebInputExternal.pl?Submit=Display&Path=Y2022/D12-15/C:22-1301:J:St__Eve:condis:T:fnOp:N:2975946:S:0

A tort is a “non-contract civil wrong”
You have criminal law and civil law. Within civil you have contracts and torts (obviously there’s family law, maritime, etc., but I’m just talking basics here).

It’s not necessarily just to make the victim “whole”. There can be statutory treble damages, such as in the case of the tort of civil theft and then there’s punitive damages, which are intended to punish the wrongdoer. These multi-million dollar judgments are usually class actions so the damages awarded are shared among a class of plaintiffs. And in many cases the damages are not quantifiable nor can they ever make a victim whole (can’t resurrect the dead).

That said, I agree that the business of personal injury/mass tort law is a bit predatory and should be regulated better.

This is spot on and hands down the best and most positive thing I’ve ever heard. Well said.

Like, “I was 13 years old and abused and acted out because of it.. 30 years later I am still on a registry… is that fair? Is that protecting you?”

Have COURTS decide who is dangerous and not politics!

I don’t know how many billboards you guys can afford…but highlight obvious injustice…there are 1000’s of them.

There is plenty of money going after the employers. Look at what happened to Boy Scouts of America. They filed Chapter 11 because the judgements were in the billions. Yes, not everyone is a Jeffrey Epstein or a Harvey Weinstein, but think about the school boards that employed teachers Churches that employed pastors or the insurance companies that insured corporations.

I think part of the message here is lost. Using the Boy Scouts example, a flood of lawsuits from assaults in the 70’s and 80’s were filed and law firms made hundreds of millions of dollars. Yes, the injured get some money and they deserve that money, but purely from the perspective of a victim, is that the most healing outcome? What about those who have gone on to live normal lives over the past 40 years who are re-triggered by seeing these ads?

Instead of “I’m attorney John Smith. If you were sexually abused as a boy scout, I can help you get compensation. I don’t get paid unless you get paid!” how about, “I’m Dr. John Smith, a licensed psychologist and trauma specialist. A fund has been set up to provide free and anonymous counseling to those who were sexually abused while in the boy scouts.”

No one is suing Jerry Sandusky. They’re suing Penn State under the insane idea that the Athletic Department just shrugged their shoulders and said, “Well, he’s a pretty good assistant coach. As long as it’s quiet, we should just overlook it.”

Ditto Larry Nassar and with the same reasoning: “Well, the girls are still tumbling, right? Leave well enough alone.”

Nor the individual pastors, teachers, or law enforcement officers. Always sue the church, school and school district, and LE agency. Never the individuals. See a theme here?

I guaran-damn-tee that anyone who responds to a lawyer that advertises “If you were the victim of a sexual assault…” of an offense that couldn’t be tied to an organization of some kind would receive response like, “Sorry, we can’t help you.” A few would probably even add, “That’ll be $150 for the consultation. Cash, check, or charge?”

What the f are you talking about, our lawyers work hard for us on 0 contingency.

Anyone who believes ‘Shakespeare’ called for killing lawyers is misreading Shakespeare.