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NEWS: Funimation Files Response to Vic Mignogna's Lawsuit

Thank you for proving my point.

Please seek counseling for your feelings of emotional betrayal from those you care about if it has brought you to the point where you openly revel in the potential pain and sufferings of others who have no bearing on you personally. None of your personal relationships or sense of self worth are going to improve by swinging your angry feelings of inadequacy around like a friggin' mace.

This... I have a slight problem with this. When everything came out, he first issued an apology (which some felt was hollow, but that is opinion rather than fact) and said he would take time out and get counselling. The next moment, he for all intents and purposes lawyered himself back onto a con which contained one of his accusers, leading to their cancellation as well as a number of others who felt uncomfortable because of the situation. That, to me, shows no class.

You could also argue he hasn't distanced himself from the YouTube lawyer who has arguably riled up the wrong people to defend him, spread information about his case and situation, which could actually hurt rather than help him, and used that person's gofundme that they set up for defence, which could be seen as preying on his fans, rather than use his own money. Again, this shows me no class.

If he had just stepped back, taken the short-term blow of a couple less cons, and either muzzled or distanced himself completely from Rekieta and that money, and dealt with the issue quietly, stating something if he won, then yes, I would agree with you. However, with his current actions and inactions... I would have to disagree.

No I also don't know why they would.

I may be wrong but he's suing both the company and the voice actors meaning if he wins he gets compensation from Funi and the voice actors if he loses he gets nothing from no one and goes on with life.

You know what they call testimony from a witness or a victim? Evidence. End of.

Both Geoffrey Rush and Jim Cummings last month won their cases because the women who accused them were deemed to have insufficient testimonies that were specifically cited as being "vague and inconsistent", and the accusers themselves we're judged to be "prone to exaggeration" and "hyperbole" which ended up making their testimonies unreliable to use as evidence. It all comes down to how a judge or jury sees it after each side presents their case.

Funimation deemed it enough to fire him, but it doesn't necessarily mean a judge or jury will feel the same in a defamation case. Both Geoffrey Rush and Jim Cummings last month won their cases because the women who accused them were deemed to have insufficient testimonies that were specifically cited as being "vague and inconsistent", and the accusers themselves we're judged to be "prone to exaggeration" and "hyperbole" which ended up making their testimonies unreliable to use as evidence. It all comes down to how a judge or jury sees it after each side presents their case.

One thing that is not helping Vic's lawsuit is Nick Rekieta's behavior.
Then again, him, Vic and Beard were all pretty chummy at Anime Matsuri, so I guess he has faith in them?

ZodiacBeast wrote:

One thing that is not helping Vic's lawsuit is Nick Rekieta's behavior. Then again, him, Vic and Beard were all pretty chummy at Anime Matsuri, so I guess he has faith in them?

True, Law has made many people believe that they are entitled to the evidence of the case when they aren't. Its gotten so out of hand that the whole In a thread I was in people were sharing leaked photos of documents that hadn't been made public yet. I didn't read them, but it showed just how much Vic supporters have invested in this case. Funimation has been very tight lipped about things and I am glad that they are.

One thing that is not helping Vic's lawsuit is Nick Rekieta's behavior.
Then again, him, Vic and Beard were all pretty chummy at Anime Matsuri, so I guess he has faith in them?

Bet you don't have the same concerns about Rakettra and his excessive involvement in the case, even though Funi's response pmuch says that by airing so much of the case to the public, Mignogna shot himself in the foot

Keeping up with Twitter drama and forum drama is not a requirement for legal analysis of court documents. All the necessary context for the case should be in the documents submitted. Otherwise, by this logic, the judge and jury wouldn't have enough context to pass down judgement either. The onus is on the plaintiff to construct a compelling case.

Then again, him, Vic and Beard were all pretty chummy at Anime Matsuri, so I guess he has faith in them?

El Hermano wrote:

Funimation deemed it enough to fire him, but it doesn't necessarily mean a judge or jury will feel the same in a defamation case. Both Geoffrey Rush and Jim Cummings last month won their cases because the women who accused them were deemed to have insufficient testimonies that were specifically cited as being "vague and inconsistent", and the accusers themselves we're judged to be "prone to exaggeration" and "hyperbole" which ended up making their testimonies unreliable to use as evidence. It all comes down to how a judge or jury sees it after each side presents their case.

Second, Geoffrey Rush was not suing a newspaper in America. The laws for defamation in countries like the U.K. and Australia are nothing like the ones in the U.S.

Innocent until proven guilty.

karyuudo0127 wrote:

Innocent until proven guilty.

NOT IN THE ME TOO ERA

now for every guy whether your a VA or not, your pretty much GUILTY UNTIL PROVEN INNOCENT once it became public!!!

its cruel , but it is what it is and its ashamed and both he and scott freeman didn't learned that lesson or understood that certain actions have consequences!

ESPECIALLY THE LATTER VA!!!