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Suffering Outrage, Anger, and Serious Injury

I'm not sure how you prove the damages for this one:

A Knoxville woman filed a proposed class action lawsuit Wednesday against Janet Jackson, Justin Timberlake, MTV, CBS and Viacom, contending she and other viewers were injured by their lewd actions during the Super Bowl halftime show.

Terri Carlin filed her lawsuit "on behalf of all Americans who watched the halftime show" in federal court in Knoxville.

The lawsuit stems from Sunday's now infamous exposure of one of Jackson's breasts when Timberlake ripped off part of her costume during their performance on the CBS network.
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"As a direct and proximate result of the broadcast of the acts, (Carlin) and millions of others saw the acts and were caused to suffer outrage, anger, embarrassment and serious injury," the lawsuit filed by Knoxville attorney Wayne A. Ritchie II states.

It doesn't specify the type of serious injury.
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Because the game is broadcast worldwide, Ritchie also wrote that the actions harmed the "standing and credibility" of Americans throughout the world.

Carlin's lawsuit seeks compensatory and punitive damages worth billions.

Yep. America's credibility is definitely shot now.

I feel outraged that I wasn't watching the show when everyone else got to see Jackson's boob. Can I join the class too?


Posted by Brian on February 5, 2004 7:15 AM | Permalink |

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buddy don
February 5, 2004 8:06 AM

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whuts outrage-us is how innybidy could git upset over the human bidy to such a grate eggstint. in germany in 1979, twuz a common to see a nekkid breast on tv as twuz to see a mercedes-benz taxi-cab. i writ a lil thang bout that here, witch ye kin find it in the january archives under as chaptur 103: the far see apparatus

thankee fer pointin this thang out.

Len Cleavelin
February 5, 2004 2:26 PM

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Do the TN rules of civil procedure provide for any sanction against attorneys who file frivolous lawsuits. Frankly, I think Ritchie should be strung up by his 'nads and left to twist slowly in the wind...

Brian A.
February 5, 2004 5:13 PM

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According to reports, this case was filed in federal court. So the attorneys would be subject to Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 11(c).