Grossjean and Russo win suit against Caesars

zengrifter

Banned
We are infomed that James Grossjean and Michael Russo won an award, so far, of $100,000 in their suit against Griffin and Caesars. Punitive damages are to be detirmined next. zg

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Radar_O'Reilly writes at BJForum -

The charges against Caesars and Griffin were for libel and false imprisonment. The jury found in favor of James and Mike on every charge.

As late as the closing arguments, Griffin's attorney was attempting to paint these honest skilled advantage players as cheaters, despite overwhelming evidence to the contrary.

James, Mike and Bob Nersesian put in an incredible amount of time, work, and analysis, as well as a substantial amount of money, to achieve this outcome. They were determined from the start to obtain justice, no matter what it took, and they remain determined, no matter what it may take in the future. They also went through serious hardship and stress to obtain this result.

Bill Zender, one of the very few people in the gaming industry who actually understands the games and advantage play, was a voice of competence and honesty as an expert witness, as opposed to George Joseph, whose testimony came down to, in my opinion, a bunch of lies and card tricks.

One thing that became apparent in the trial is that the casino industry will scour everything a player has ever written and take it out of context to try to portray him as a scum in court. Therefore, we are going to wait until the punitive damages have been decided and we have a chance to talk more with the players before we post any further comment. You already know that this is a historic event for players....
 

learning to count

Well-Known Member
listen up you guys

this was a historical case. Many changes good and bad are coming down the pike for advantage players becase of this case. I have the honor to say that I was in court and was able to witness history. Ken Uston is dancing in the big casino in the sky. This is a definite precedence case. The days of illegal detainment, false arrest, kidnapping and fake trespassing charges are ending for AP's. There will be more information coming. There are discussions on other sites as well. To all you casino types here you have to take notice and change these illigal activities. Congrats to M. russo and J. Grossjean. Hey Bev good luck I hope you can find a job selling perfume your agency is in dire straights. To the short red headed wanna be dick tracey I hear that wal mart needs a garden center sales man.
 
Nevada Revised Statutes 42.005 *LINK*

NRS 42.005 Exemplary and punitive damages: In general; limitations on amount of award; determination in subsequent proceeding.

1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 42.007, in an action for the breach of an obligation not arising from contract, where it is proven by clear and convincing evidence that the defendant has been guilty of oppression, fraud or malice, express or implied, the plaintiff, in addition to the compensatory damages, may recover damages for the sake of example and by way of punishing the defendant. Except as otherwise provided in this section or by specific statute, an award of exemplary or punitive damages made pursuant to this section may not exceed:

(a) Three times the amount of compensatory damages awarded to the plaintiff if the amount of compensatory damages is $100,000 or more; or

(b) Three hundred thousand dollars if the amount of compensatory damages awarded to the plaintiff is less than $100,000.


HOWEVER, note:

... 2. The limitations on the amount of an award of exemplary or punitive damages prescribed in subsection 1 do not apply to an action brought against:

... (e) A person for defamation.
 
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