HERALD: WRKO NEWSIES FIGHT BACK

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If for nothing else John DePetro will get some satisfaction in the fact that Entercom and its henchmen and woman will have to spend thousands of dollars with their attorneys of record defending itself.
So, even if John DePetro loses in court he may succeed in bringing down Julie Kahn and her pal. Entercon will rather cut the cord with Kahn and company to change the focus.

Entercom saw Khan thru the "Metco Gorilla" incident....which reflects worse on the company than a simple discharge of an unsucessful employee.

DeFailure has a shot here because his termination resulted from what he said and not what his ratings were. He compares himself to other Entercom shows like Howie, Big Nothing, D&KKK, etc where worse things are said on the air and no one gets suspended or fired. That's the basis of his lawsuit.

It doesn't matter that it's about what he "said" as oposed to his ratings. It's is WRKO's perogative to decide on programming. It's even their perogative to have different standards ofr different dayparts.. That's all legal and within their rights.

And if it goes to court or even if it only goes to the discovery stage it is always interesting to "discover" what kind of dirt Julie Kahn has been hiding which will come out in the discovery process.

It will be interesting to "discover" what kind of dirt they have on Depeitro too. Do they have a folder full of memos warning him? Do they have previous reprimands? Had he been put on probabtion? Lastly, WRKO has his god-awful ratings to put forth.

All this will damage Depeitro's career. As of right now, he is being labeled "litigious"....and that will scare of any other potential employer.

And as "Finn" said:

>>we don't know what was said to him privately. For all we know they did the due diligence behind the scenes<<

It is called a "contingency fee agreement" and the lawyer can take up to 40%.
For the record, John DePetro's lawyer, at last note, is the son of the former and extremely well respected former Massachusetts Attorney General, Frank Bellotti.
I don't think DePetro's lawyer therefore would lead him down a path that would not have some degree of success.

Right now, there are no lawsuits filed...so the lawyer isn't doing this on a "contingency fee".

Right now, he is no doubt billing Depeitro for "billable hours".

My guess is that Depeitro's lawyer(s) DON'T want this to go to court...because it will require a LOT of work....and a good chance that he (AND the lawyers) will come away with nothing.

If I were DePetro's lawyers that is the way I would go. Sue them all collectively and separately and keep them spinning.

And without sucess....the billable hours keep mounting.

I think Entercom can afford to wait out Depeitro...until he is out of money.

And for someone unemployed...Money is a big issue.


All this said...I am NOT a big fam of Julie Khan.

I just my opinion that he is grasping at straws....and I suppose, I can't blame him.....

 

[Casablanca]

The wonderful thing about contingency fees is that it costs the defendants - here WRKO, Entercom, Julie Khan et al - all the out of pocket expenses. DePetro may have to cover some printing and filing costs but that is it.

I think Khan and the others said enough in the press about DePetro to bring an action of libel (defamation in print) against all of them.

Sounds like a good plot line for Boston Legal.... Denny Crane where are you

 

[sp113]

The wonderful thing about contingency fees is that it costs the defendants - here WRKO, Entercom, Julie Khan et al - all the out of pocket expenses. DePetro may have to cover some printing and filing costs but that is it.

Well, right now there is no lawsuit....so the subject of contingency fees is moot.

The lawyer has not agreed to bring suit...just 'represent' him in his dealins with RKO.

I think Khan and the others said enough in the press about DePetro to bring an action of libel (defamation in print) against all of them.

Can you point to anything they said about him that isn't true....and public knowledge?

He said "Fat Lesbian".....thats public knowledge.

His ratings were in the tank....that's public knowledge.

Is there anything they said that would warrant an action of libel?

Or could Entercom make the case that this is all of his own making.

ENtercom could/(no doubt would) say that everything they said was a result of him going to the press, hiring a lawyer, giving 'press conferences'....and WRKO just responded in kind.

As far as Libel goes....I think depietro sillied his own reputation...with no help from anyone.

 

[brightonboris]

Can you point to anything they said about him that isn't true....and public knowledge?

He said "Fat Lesbian".....thats public knowledge.

His ratings were in the tank....that's public knowledge.

Is there anything they said that would warrant an action of libel?

Or could Entercom make the case that this is all of his own making.

ENtercom could/(no doubt would) say that everything they said was a result of him going to the press, hiring a lawyer, giving 'press conferences'....and WRKO just responded in kind.

As far as Libel goes....I think depietro sillied his own reputation...with no help from anyone.




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This is lunacy...Stick to your other hobbies.

 

[Panago]

>>>As far as Libel goes....

he's not suing for libel, what's your point??

 

[sp113]

>>>As far as Libel goes....

he's not suing for libel, what's your point??

Cassablanca suggested libel.

QUOTE: "I think Khan and the others said enough in the press about DePetro to bring an action of libel (defamation in print) against all of them."

I was addressing that point.

 

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[Keith321]

This is lunacy...Stick to your other hobbies.

Whats lunacy? He is the only one rationally discussing the legalities of any potential court action.

Most of the discussion has been of the "I hate Jason & Julie"-type.
Which has no effect on the potential merits of any case Depietro might have.