Herman Cain: Lin Wood v. Gloria Allred

By Jeralyn, Section Colorado News
Posted on Tue Nov 08, 2011 at 10:08:21 PM EST
Tags: Herman Cain, Lin Wood, Gloria Allred (all tags)

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Herman Cain is now represented by prominent Atlanta libel/defamation attorney Linn Wood, who previously represented the parents of JonBenet Ramsey, Richard Jewell, Gary Condit and the accuser in the Kobe Bryant Case. (He did not represent Kobe, as reported by the National Journal and ABA Journal, which should know better.) The National Journal reports he represented "Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant, whom Wood served as co-counsel in a federal civil-action rape case." Here's the Complaint in the accuser's federal suit, signed on page 8 by Lin Wood.[More...]

You can't get a better lawyer in this field than Lin Wood.

Have Lin and Gloria faced off before? I'm not finding any cases. But as between the two, my money's on Lin Wood.

Wood said today he wasn't planning a lawsuit for Cain. No surprise, since Sharon Bialek has no money. But I can't help but wonder if he's considering suing Gloria. That would be a fun case to follow.

(Another media factual error: Lin represented Howard K. Stern, boyfriend of Anna Nicole Smith as well as The Estate of Anna Nicole Smith. Stern was not, as the Washington Post reports, the father of Anna Nicole Smith's child. DNA tests proved Larry Birkhead was the father.)

Update: Even the New York Times also reports Lin Wood represented Kobe Bryant.

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On what grounds would he sue Gloria Allred? (none / 0) (#1)
by Angel on Tue Nov 08, 2011 at 10:36:01 PM EST

Defamation (5.00 / 1) (#4)
by MKS on Tue Nov 08, 2011 at 11:49:21 PM EST

But Cain suing would open him up to all kinds of discovery....


: I think, but I'm not sure (none / 0) (#5)
by gyrfalcon on Wed Nov 09, 2011 at 01:54:05 AM EST

that Cain isn't quite that nuts.

Not sure, I'm not (none / 0) (#2)
by Jeralyn on Tue Nov 08, 2011 at 10:42:42 PM EST

a civil lawyer. But if anyone can find such a ground, it would be Lin.


: one thing is sure (5.00 / 1) (#3)
by nolo on Tue Nov 08, 2011 at 10:48:04 PM EST

If there is a civil suit, the discovery will be a full cavity search.

: Cain's a public figure (