Richard Meyer v. Mark Waid (2018) -

[5t3n0g0ph3r]

Mark Waid posted this on his GoFundMe:

Mark Waid’s Legal Defense Fund, organised by Mark Waid

The Mark Waid Legal Defense Fund FINAL UPDATE 12/22/20: Hello and happy holidays. I have a… Mark Waid needs your support for Mark Waid’s Legal Defense Fund

uk.gofundme.com

https://archive.vn/LpuW3

 

[Least Concern]

On the one hand, this is probably for the best. As Meyer's indie career grows, proving damages becomes a dicier prospect, and by now he's at a point where he clearly doesn't need the money and probably just wants it to be over. Were I in Meyer's position and I heard that Waid was finally willing to settle, I would have probably been eager to do so too.

On the other hand, it means that Waid is gonna get away with this bullshit. This and the Vic case are cases that are larger than just the people involved. What we want is to see people start giving a second thought before they start "cancelling" people over clear lies.

 

[TheRedChair]

Because Covid?

HAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!

I was actually tempted to contribute to Meyer's LOLsuit at first. Now I'm thankful I didn't. This sucks for the people who thought he'd fight to the end. I wonder if he got any settlement to drop it. I'm thinking "no".

Agreed.

I'm just laughing that this went down that I expected.

 

[Terrifik]

 

[Manwithn0n0men]

Vic's not quite done yet. The salt that would come from a favorable appeal will be glorious.

I also think he'd be a lot, lot less lenient to the defendants than Meyer seemingly was to Waid.

I think Vic was done Dirtier FWIW

 

[Newman's Own]

Re-posting from the Comicsgate thread.

Originally Meyer was going to do this with his own money. He said all the right things about not letting this happen to someone else, holding Waid accountable and so on.

If he managed to get a public apology out of Waid for his supporters who financed the LoLsuit that would have been something. But this is less than nothing.

Waid is not held accountable, no apology, no restitution we know of and the next asshole who decides to cancel a creator who liked Trump or thought there are only 2 genders won't think twice because Waid 'got away with it'. Whether Waid had to shell out to Meyer (I doubt it) or not we'll never know but if Meyer negotiated a cash settlement without an admission of guilt then he fucked over his supporters taking their money and then selling out their interests in return for Mark's money.

This result is gayer than two guys fucking.

 

[AnOminous]

What a disappointing outcome.

Welcome to federal court, where actually waiting for justice may take you beyond the grave.

 

[Terrifik]

On the one hand, this is probably for the best. As Meyer's indie career grows, proving damages becomes a dicier prospect, and by now he's at a point where he clearly doesn't need the money and probably just wants it to be over. Were I in Meyer's position and I heard that Waid was finally willing to settle, I would have probably been eager to do so too.

On the other hand, it means that Waid is gonna get away with this bullshit. This and the Vic case are cases that are larger than just the people involved. What we want is to see people start giving a second thought before they start "cancelling" people over clear lies.

The conterPoint to this is Sargon vs Akiilah husse & hulk hogan vs gaker media where you got the money doesn't matter all that matter is that you have damages.

 

[Manwithn0n0men]

Welcome to federal court, where actually waiting for justice may take you beyond the grave.

And this kids is why we need Tort Reform

 

[AnOminous]

And this kids is why we need Tort Reform

Yeah right so we have more shit to litigate about. Nobody calling for "tort reform" even knows what that would actually mean. Just more shit to sue about. More shit for lawyers to argue about.

 

[I'm not a Robot]

Meyer letting go would be acceptable if he hadn't made statements a few months ago about going all the way because that's what the fans paid for. Consider this an unfulfilled campaign.

Can someone find that clip. I don't know which video it would have been in. It wasn't that long ago. He even promoted his patreon to help with ongoing costs.

 

[Manwithn0n0men]

Yeah right so we have more shit to litigate about. Nobody calling for "tort reform" even knows what that would actually mean. Just more shit to sue about. More shit for lawyers to argue about.

Yes but on the alternative side.....its impossible to actually GET Justice. I'd take more lawsuits if Justice is actually possible

 

[Vault Boy]

Given the recent actions of certain courts, I can't say I blame him for dropping the case.

Some judges are too unwilling or too cowardly to take certain cases seriously, so this might've been a lost cause.

 

[5t3n0g0ph3r]

Nick Rekieta said on Twitter that he'll be covering this tonight:

https://twitter.com/RekietaMedia/status/1341571268273786880

https://archive.vn/piTSX

 

[mindlessobserver]

Disappointed. Come on meyer, you finally cleared all the procedural hurdles. The court date was set just a few weeks from now. Why stop at the finish line?

 

[Binary Code]

So disappointed. I figured at this point Zack was in a good place in the suit. The only thing I can figure is that maybe Ya Boi has something really big coming up and wants to calm down the REEEEEE! Machine

 

[TexOffender]

All threads i'm seeing from the usual shitheads are cheering that Mark Waid "won" apparently didn't understand the statement.

Is Waid even working anymore? No cons for him to chase cosplayers at during covid.

 

[soy_king]

Nick Rekieta said on Twitter that he'll be covering this tonight:

https://twitter.com/RekietaMedia/status/1341571268273786880

https://archive.vn/piTSX

Glad to see Rackets starting to morph into the stereotypical sleazy lawyer. I guess the award for world's biggest grifter truly went to his head.

 

[Water-T]

My guess is that Waid gave YBZ a juicy amount of Go The Fuck Away & Shut Up Money, and he took it since raising his very own Benetton ad costs Zack a lot of cash.

 

[Newman's Own]

The court date was set just a few weeks from now. Why stop at the finish line?

There's a good chance your question answers itself.

Better to settle now and pay your lawyer than to go to court and pay everyone's lawyers. Proving damages was to dicey to risk.