This isn’t a top of the page/big headline story. Really TPM? Is this where you’re going - tabloid news? A lawyer is suing his former law firm. How many times does that happen a day? Most likely plenty. Avenatti is right; who cares.
Feeling rather disappointed in you today, Josh.
Well done!
Exactly. Lawyer sues lawyer! Meanwhile at TPM, Democrats vote for torture.
(yawn)
Very strange story for TPM to be running as if it were real news. It’s the third anti-Avenatti nothingburger to appear on this site this week. He threated to sue a Daily Caller hack for spreading defamatory lies. (Trump is attempting to destroy the very existence of the fourth estate.) He called a reporter an asshole. (Trump just called immigrants "animals.’) And now he’s in a lawsuit in which breach of contract is alleged. (Trump is embroiled in hundreds of lawsuits, some of which involve allegations of fraud and total failure to pay for services rendered.)
All of this on one of the biggest news day in months. It would seem that TPM is not immune from journalistic envy, because there’s no other explanation for its participation in what is clearly a series of trivial attacks designed to knock down a new anti-Trump media superstar who (horror of horrors) has run-of-the-mill biographical imperfections. And yet here we all are, having to add ‘speak up for Avenatti’ to our to-do lists.
Talking point memo to TPM: cut this out. Do a round-up at the end of the week with the headline ‘Avenatti subject to a series of awfully small criticisms by desperate Trumpist press.’ Otherwise cut it out.
I’m interested in why TPM believes this particular story deserves front and center (and huge headline font) attention.
I look forward to your explanation.
This story has a decidedly dog bites man feel.
The only thing I find strange is the timing. It takes time to prepare a pleading. You would usually issue a demand. There would be a few back and forth discussions. Then sometime no earlier than June a suit would be filed.
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Between the unstable platform that comes to a halt on a big story, ‘forgetting’ to turn comments on with big stories and then junk stories like this, I have really had to think twice about membership.
The only website I have trouble loading on my tablet routinely is this one.
And eighty-two pages worth??! To say: “Hey, old buddy, where the fuck’s the money we agreed you’d pay me?” I know, lawyers, but, really?
TPM has been running a steady stream of this attack stories about Avenatti for about a week now. So far they have all been “clouds and shadows” bullshit stories. This one is slightly above that, but it’s still pretty far down on the list comparatively.
I agree with many other opinions being expressed here…its been quite disappointing to see TPM running with these stories.
Avenatti isn’t an angel? Big F__ing Deal. I pretty much figured that out the first time I saw him in front of a microphone. He still has uncovered and driven perhaps the most important aspect of the Trump legal problems by bringing down Cohen. And has exposed SOOO much more than any of the vaulted MSM. Including, sadly, TPM.
Not worthy of the headline story. Don’t let the conservatives divert your attention to their latest shiny object.
So, what?
What a coincidence!
Why all these negative Avenatti stories TPM? They are not relevant so what gives?
What’s next, he has parking tickets?
Yeah, we need to get the Trumps out of our White House and into our jails. We can’t let them get away with this intimidation s***.
The both sides brigade has arrived. Like there is an equivalency here. The difference is that the left holds their representatives accountable which has happened time and time again. Which is why you are bringing it up. Just throw some shade Avenatti’s way and we will stop cheering him on.
I looked at this complaint last night when it was posted on TPM. It’s a nothing burger. It’s one cause of action for breach of contract (guarantee). The allegations are 11 pages long, which is typical. The rest is exhibits.
The complaint is filed in Los Angeles County Superior Court in downtown Los Angeles.
Most of the bulk of the document comes from exhibit. The allegations are only 11 pages.
Pro Tip: Regarding civil litigation where “Anyone can file a law suit” (or “Allegations are cheap”), the second most common feature of the private American bar is former law partners suing each other. Litigiousness between lawyers? Ain’t a bug, it’s a feature.
FIFY. Sorry. I know you’re a member of the profession, but still…