RE: Boston Globe (Finally) Weighs In On CCU Liability

["Brian Vita" <brian_vita@cssinc.com>]

My point is if a Johnny Cochran defends an OJ and OJ decides to make hash
out of another person, Johnny should be held liable.

Brian T. Vita, President
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dan Billings [mailto:billings@suscom-maine.net] 
> Sent: Monday, March 10, 2003 2:58 PM
> To: brian_vita@cssinc.com; boston-radio-interest@bostonradio.org
> Subject: Re: Boston Globe (Finally) Weighs In On CCU Liability
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Brian Vita" <brian_vita@cssinc.com>
> To: <lglavin@lycos.com>; <boston-radio-interest@bostonradio.org>
> Sent: Monday, March 10, 2003 2:36 PM
> Subject: RE: Boston Globe (Finally) Weighs In On CCU Liability
> 
> 
> > I wonder how these same lawyers would feel if a precedent was made 
> > holding lawyers liable for the actions of their clients.
> 
> If a lawyer assists their client in doing something wrong, 
> they can be held liable.  For example, if a lawyer knows that 
> his or her client is perpetrating a fraud and helps prepare 
> documents to further that fraud, the lawyer can be held 
> liable and face discipline from the bar.  The key is the 
> level of involvement in the wrong, as is the case here.  If 
> someone from Clear Channel had encouraged the club to let in 
> more people than allowed by the fire codes because Clear 
> Channel didn't want listeners to be upset that they couldn't 
> get in, Clean Channel might be held liable.  The problem in 
> this case is that Clear Channel's involvement seemed to be 
> limited to promoting the event.
> 
> -- Dan Billings, Bowdoinham, Maine
> 
>