OSU sued by Erin Andrews
EA has sued OSU and The Blackwell Inn on the Bucks campus for their respective roles in the peeping tom scandal.
Maybe it makes me a bad guy, but to find out this happened on campus in Columbus did make me chuckle.
a MASSIVE judgement, leaves OSU as a crater in the earth, and uses the cash to fund her entry into the adult entertainment industry.
a "win-win" situation.
Your best hope regarding the AEI is that she wins nothing, somehow loses her credibility as a reporter, and is forced into the industry due to necessity.
Wow.... just to clarify this comment -- I do not hope this happens to her. She deserves every penny. I was just saying this with regards to the Adult Entertainment Industry comment.
Seeing OSU's name dragged through the mud a little is a great way to start the day.
But rather pulling it off the sidewalk where it never belonged in the first place.
+1 for you, sir.
OSU is Swine with that...
I can definitely see how the Blackwell Inn could be at fault, but OSU? I guess it's because it's "the only on-campus hotel and conference center at The Ohio State University" (theblackwell.com) and has ties to the university.
At first glance I think she'll probably win. It can't be coincidence that this guy kept getting rooms right next to hers, and revealing a customer's room number is obviously highly illegal.
Unless the hotel is owned by the University, I'm not sure that it's anything more than trying to spread the liability. The Inn should have some 'splaining to do though.
Oh, well, just another reason to root against OSU ....Go, Erin, go.....gooooOOOO ERIN!
Yes, unless there are some serious facts we don't know about, OSU should file a Motion to Dismiss ASAP and get the hell out of the case. Her attorney likely named them because the attorney knows they have deep pockets, whereas he can't be sure about the hotel and the hotel's general liability insurance policy. But still, even if OSU doesn't get out on a Motion to Dismiss, I find it very difficult to conceive a jury finding them at fault.
However, it IS likely that OSU, if they can't get out on a Motion, would pay her some loot just to get out of the case and put it all to bed. Which is probably what her lawyer intended all along.
I could be wrong but I think the ruling would be made by a judge, not a jury. Even so, good luck finding a judge in Ohio that doesn't have bias.
room a guest is in if you request a room by them. Very few would ask who you are in relation. I could be wrong but didn't EA request to each hotel her even staying there be kept private and not given out. If so it becomes a major part of the suit.
And btw, wth is a hotel in cbus doing with skeleton key locks?
What in the hell are you talking about?
Hotels freely give the room number of guests if you call in and tell them you are related to that person unless you specifically tell them to not give out that info. I may be wrong in my interpretation, though. My garbled english is a bit out of practice.
famous people often use fake names to avoid this very problem. if you can ask them what room [insert fake name here] is in, they might send you to EA's room, but not if you just ask for erin andrews.
Who really knows? The desk clerk could have been a sports fan, knew who Erin Andrews was despite her alias, and told the guy, anyway. It's hard to tell without all the details.
hotel desk clerks aren't the shapest of people at times... just ask the ones that thought it was a good idea to allow random people into the gift room at the hotel where my wedding reception was at so they could keep drinking after the hotel bar closed...
And let's not overlook the fact that Erin Andrews is rather recognizable, not just to sports fans, but simply because of her looks. I'm sure she can try to be inconspicuous, but she is quite attractive and taller than the average woman. What I mean is that unless they locked down access to her floor (like they do with most athletes/celebrities), someone need only follow watch where her elevator stopped to get an idea where she was. I've not visited Columbus much, but someone like her might stand out.
She definitely stands out in Ohio
N- O! They are probably working on a EA silk screen for a t-shirt in the bookstore in Columbus at this moment.
I do feel bad for Erin Andrews. It's one thing if you're tanning nude on a beach and a stranger takes a picture to put on the internet. It's a completely different thing when your privacy is invaded like this and then the video/pictures are spread around the internet.
It really shouldn't be this easy to get someone's room number, either. That may be the "standard" but sometimes lawsuits like this are what force those standards to change.
I understand it is a violation of her privacy... etc. But in the end it is just some crappy blurry video on the internet. Which has helped propell her onto Dancing with the Stars (tour of late night talk shows in a skimpy black dress) and has had really no negative on her career.
I think she initially was mortified (rightfully so), but I dont think that she can honestly be that mad about how it all turned out. Clearly this lawsuit is to protect her "professionalism" - but I think part of her is rather pleased these days...
And I would be pleased if you would rethink what you're saying. If she wanted to achieve stardom by showing off her awesome Ta-ta's, she could have. That's not how she wanted it, and therefore, has every right to be mad, and not pleased at all.
You "don't think that she can honestly be mad about how it all turned out" when a peeping tom videotaped EA nude in her hotel room and spread it around the world via the internet? This is something that in hindsight is ok by her? Really? That is just an insane comment.
Erin Andrews was hot and well known amongst men well before this video. My friends and I used to talk about Erin Andrews and Melissa Stark all the time, because they're both purty and we all watched ESPN during every waking moment.
Dancing with the Stars opportunities might have come anyway, but that appearance also probably increased the Google searches for "Erin Andrews" that resulted in finding those pictures/videos.
It's kind of the chicken or the egg situation, but still...I hope she gets every penny she's seeking.
It shouldn't bother her at all. Forget that she already had to deal with the challenge of being a woman reporter in a testosterone filled environment. Forget that a good percentage of the male fan bases as well as some of her peers have now seen her nude, which makes it even more difficult for her to be taken seriously. Her life is really better off.........
(that is sarcasm for those of you who have trouble differentiating between that and sincerity)
I have a hard time believing anyone would be "rather pleased" about a grainy video of them getting dressed in the morning (oblivious to the pervert outside her door with a keyhole camera) exploding over the internet for all the world to see. I'm sure it upped her exposure beyond a sports audience, but I'm fairly certain that there are 9,999,999,999,999 better ways to get her name out.
"'If the U.S. was a person...and it sat down, Columbus, Ohio would instantly be plunged into darkness.'"
Thomas Pynchon, "Against the Day"
I smell a new M Go Store t-shirt. any suggestions?
Wouldn't OSU and Blackwell Inn be responsible for disciplining said employee if Erin could demonstrate her information was given out? How are they on the hook financially unless they have a staffer who makes a habit of these things and they're aware of it?
I think her rights were horrible violated and the responsbile parties should be prosecuted but I'm sure how the corporations are at fault.
Two words: Vicarious Liability. The hotel is absolutely on the hook for their employee's actions while working within the scope of employment. This isn't even a question. If they argue that the employee violated hotel policy or whatever, they're still on the hook. They could only get off the hook re: vicarious liability if the employee did something absurd and wholly outside of the realm of her employment, such as going on a shooting spree or something. The hotel is definitely a very viable defendant.
Good to know. Thanks for the info.
"You are correct sir!" and +1 for saying Vicarious Liability and not Contributory liability
I can't wait until ESPN assigns her to an Ohio State game. Nothing unethical there...
Against us... :-)
I'm surprised it wasn't them
but if it was my hotel she could sue me…. Sue me… sue me.
Is bringing the subject back up worth $1.2 mil? Will the money cure her emotional distress?
Almost shameless money grab
Wow. Just wow. I guess hotels should just keep on giving out clients' room numbers and allowing stalkers to videotape them in the nude. I mean, being sued for millions of dollars definitely wouldn't be a deterrent. Businesses NEVER make decisions based on whether they might get sued or not, right?
Is bringing the subject back up worth $1.2 mil?
Maybe not to billionaires. To most people: yeah, probably.