Dan Blitz Lawyer responds to frivolous lawsuit

[mulhuzz]

Whatever you think of Dan Blitz, his money can buy a funny lawyer.

He threw a....erm....n adult entertainment actress off a hotel roof (as part of a photo shoot for Hustler) and she didn't exactly hit the pool and broke her foot. She wants to sue Dan for $85000.

Here is what his lawyer makes of that:

http://gawker.com/dan-bilzerians-lawyer-responds-to-the-porn-star-he-thre-1576855124

Quite so.

[Longines]

The fly line is incred.

[AdamM]

On the other hand, the "Millionaire playboy"  could not be such a tight ass and help the girl out with some cash for loss of earnings.

Not sure WTF her actual line of work has to do with anything. If he'd thrown a female lawyer or a female poker dealer or a female taxi driver off the roof, would her occupation be mentioned at all?

[BorntoBubble]

Why just because he is a millionaire should he have to pay up?

If someone got hurt at my house I wouldn't expect to have to pay them for loss of earnings if they were participating in an act they fully agreed to do

[AdamM]

...in fact, the more I think about It, the shittier it sounds.
If it had gone even more wrong and she'd have landed completely poolside and broke her neck and died, he'd certainly have found himself in court and probably eventually behind bars for manslaughter.

The Hustler photos shoot was for him and she was being used as a prop. Why shouldn't she expect to be compensated by either him or Hustler when she gets hurt and can't work as a result, regardless of the field?

Whether she was fully compliant with the idea, pressured into it, or just too stupid to think it through, he still threw her, and ultimately is responsible for the injury.

Should stop being such a douche bag and help the girl out.

[AdamM]

Why just because he is a millionaire should he have to pay up?

If someone got hurt at my house I wouldn't expect to have to pay them for loss of earnings if they were participating in an act they fully agreed to do

If they got injured because you did something wreckless like throw them off a roof, you'd be liable I think, Consent or not.

[bobAlike]

I'm with Adam on this one.

[AdamM]

Was this moved from lounge to rail?
Weird. Not really a poker related topic :-/

Or was it always here?

[WotRTheChances]

Is he responsible for the accident though? I watched the video of it and she grabs his shirt as he's throwing her. Pretty sure if it hadn't been for this then she would have been fine. idk if he should give her any money, but although it seems a fairly stupid thing to do all-round... seems like it's more her fault than his that it went wrong

[AdamM]

I would suggest grabbing was a natural instinct.
How can it be more her fault than his if he throws her?

If you and a mate decide to play William Tell and you accidentally put a crossbow bolt through his eye and kill him, is it an accident and more his Fault than yours? What if as you fire, he screams or flinches and that make a you miss the apple and hit him?

He's totally responsible and liable IMO.
Unfortunately, money talks, and misogyny rules.
She's shit out of luck, and will have to settle for the little extra publicity she gets out of the situation.

[Boba Fett]

Wasnt he to throw her as part of the shoot?  As in the magazine suggested it, she agreed, Dan happened to be there so they asked him to be the thrower?

If thats the case I dont see why Dan should pay anything, he was asked to do it and she had agreed (and grabbed at the shirt).

Id have more sympathy if he just randomly grabbed her and threw her off the roof as a drunken prank.

[Pinchop73]

If they can prove that they specifically told her not to grab his shirt then surely she hasn't got a leg to stand on

[theprawnidentity]

I would suggest grabbing was a natural instinct.

Completely agree with this, hence she is suing no doubt.

[mulhuzz]

Why should he pay?

Madness. If she has a loss of earnings claim it's against Hustler, not him.

She requested he throw her because she was getting paid a lot of money by Hustler for the opportunity.

She didn't follow directions, they took - for all intents and purposes - due care.

If this was a stuntman in a film would you have him sue the other actor?

Bias because 'the guy is rich' abounds.

[Doobs]

If they can prove that they specifically told her not to grab his shirt then surely she hasn't got a leg to stand on

Punning ITT