tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9263167.post8195572409185425420..comments2024-03-28T15:17:43.056-04:00Comments on Stayin' Alive: The truth about the Michael Mann - Tim Ball lawsuitCervanteshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11302076828795198187noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9263167.post-58480153838044320942019-12-05T12:41:59.154-05:002019-12-05T12:41:59.154-05:00I, too, was confused by the granting of the reques...I, too, was confused by the granting of the request for costs. Not being a lawyer, the meaning of the language of the court was unclear.<br /><br />Any idea how much money is involved?Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15884039803489989396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9263167.post-1788968650021686212019-10-11T16:36:03.778-04:002019-10-11T16:36:03.778-04:00I say it because it is true. The order is to pay c...I say it because it is true. The order is to pay court costs, not Ball's legal fees. Learn to read.Cervanteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11302076828795198187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9263167.post-8211605919911039032019-10-11T16:16:47.930-04:002019-10-11T16:16:47.930-04:00"Also, in the case of Ball, the judge did not..."Also, in the case of Ball, the judge did not order Mann to pay Ball's legal fees, or even one penny of them. That is also a lie by the denialists."<br /><br />I'm curious why you say that. <br /><br />https://www.bccourts.ca/jdb-txt/sc/19/15/2019BCSC1580.htm<br /><br />In the Supreme Court of British Columbia:<br /><br />THE COURT: "This is a relatively straightforward defamation action and should have been resolved long before now. That it has not been resolved is because the plaintiff (Mann) has not given it the priority that he should have. In the circumstances, justice requires that the action be dismissed and, accordingly, I do hereby dismiss the action for delay."<br /><br />...<br /><br />THE COURT: Those are my reasons, counsel. Costs?<br /><br />MR. SCHERR (Ball's attorney): I would, of course, ask for costs for the defendant (Ball), given the dismissal of the action.<br /><br />MR. MCCONCHIE (Mann's attorney): Costs follow the event. I have no quarrel with that.<br /><br />THE COURT: All right. I agree. The costs will follow the event, so the defendant (Ball) will have his costs of the application and also the costs of the action, since the action is dismissed.<br /><br />SeanNYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14875452574638814136noreply@blogger.com