Jury Rules Against Knicks coach

[Highway61]

Source: Yahoo News....Associated Press

NEW YORK - A jury ruled Tuesday that New York Knicks coach Isiah Thomas sexually harassed a former top team executive, subjecting her to unwanted advances and a barrage of verbal insults, but also ruled he does not have to pay punitive damages....



Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071002/ap_on_sp_bk_ne/bkn_knicks_thomas_harassment_suit

[Massacure]

1. He harrassed her but doesn't have to pay for it? WTF?

That doesn't make any sense. :wtf:

[Highway61]

2. Right???

Was thinking the same thing...what a bunch of crap :mad:

[AngryAmish]

3. They have to pay actual damages

Punitives are to punish the guilty and are not related to actual damages. Actual damages: lost wages, emotional distress, etc.

Jury is still considering actual damages.

Stephan Marbary is a scumbag.

[Captain Hilts]

4. The inmates run the prison in the NBA. Say what you like or don't about the NFL...

but it is run by adults.

[DinahMoeHum]

5. MSG has been found liable as well - AND for punitive damages.

presumably for tolerating this shit.

I assume "MSG" includes Jim Dolan - a useless douchebag of an owner if ever I saw one.

:evilfrown:

[rich1107]

6. Deeper pockets

of MSG maybe decided the jury to lay the financial off on them instead of Thomas as an individual. He was convicted; as was MSG maybe they will be easier to collect from.

[DinahMoeHum]

7. Updated: $11.6 million in damages assessed against MSG and owner Dolan

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071002/ap_on_sp_bk_ne/bkn_knicks_thomas_harassment_suit

(snip)
The jury, which decided MSG had committed harassment against Browne Sanders, found that the Garden owes $6 million for allowing a hostile work environment to exist and
$2.6 million for retaliation.
MSG chairman James Dolan owes $3 million.
(snip)

The jury went after the deep pockets on this one.