{"id":53349,"date":"2014-07-07T07:19:20","date_gmt":"2014-07-07T11:19:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=53349"},"modified":"2014-07-07T10:20:50","modified_gmt":"2014-07-07T14:20:50","slug":"scruff-face-trial-begins-tomorrow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=53349","title":{"rendered":"“Scruff face” trial begins tomorrow"},"content":{"rendered":"

The law suit that Jimmy Janos, aka Jesse Ventura, aka “Scruff Face” has brought against deceased SEAL, Chris Kyle, goes to the courtroom tomorrow according to Fox News<\/a>. Of course, since the suit can’t be against a dead man, Janos is suing the widow of Kyle instead;<\/p>\n

“Ventura is going to have to prove falsity … but the harder part is proving actual malice,” said Raleigh Levine, a law professor at William Mitchell College of Law in St. Paul. “It has to do with what you know about the truth \u2014 that you actually knew that what you were saying was false or that you recklessly disregarded the truth.”<\/p>\n

Besides sorting out what happened in the bar, jurors will have to assess whether Ventura’s reputation was damaged and whether Kyle used Ventura’s name to make a profit.<\/p>\n

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Big money may be at stake. Court documents show Kyle’s book had earned royalties of more than $3 million as of June 30, 2013, and the judge already has ruled that proceeds from an upcoming movie could be subject to damages, too.<\/p>\n

Ventura has said the case isn’t about money. “It’s about clearing my name. It’s a lie,” Ventura told The Associated Press in February.<\/p>\n

Ventura and Taya Kyle are both expected to testify during the trial, which will likely last more than two weeks.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Apparently, both sides will present eye witnesses to prove their particular view of events. I can only imagine the types of witnesses that Janos’ side will present. <\/p>\n

Video added to keep the discussion on track;<\/p>\n