$32.4 Million Judgement Against Huckabee Robocalls

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    NeverAcknowledge
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    http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/crime-and- ... 9ef9ed.amp.html
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    Slim replies to NeverAcknowledge
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    Just so there is no misunderstanding by people who speed read that article, or who do not understand big words, or misunderstand your title:

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    From the article:

    Former presidential candidate and Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee was the voice of the campaign, and testified during the trial that he did not talk to Leininger about it. Huckabee had been dismissed from the suit long before his testimony.

    In other words, Gov Huckabee was NOT a defendant in the case, and was NOT the source of the robocalls!

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    Nimrod
    The defendant's lawyer pretty much spelled out the plan for their appeal:
    1. Try to hide behind political free speech (but they blew that once the commercial started.)
    2. Try to get the penalty reduced.
    3. Plead poverty and end up paying nothing.  (I bet that the two company's books were in the black prior to being served.)

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    At an Aug. 29 hearing, lawyer Teresa Young suggested a penalty of 10 cents per call.

    Joseph believed he had consent to call the households in the campaign and had never had a TCPA violation or complaint, Young told Webber. He also believed that there was 45 seconds of political information “before you ever got to a commercial,” meaning the movie promotion.

    She also said Joseph’s two companies were unlikely to have any money, as they are going out of business.
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    NeverAcknowledge replies to Slim
    You are completely correct and I thank you for pointing that out.

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