News: PFT: Marriott tries to dismiss Michael Irvin's lawsuit, claims he made "harassing and inappropriate comments"

[Rayman70]

45 seconds THE TAPE. Lets clear this up. If he's guilty, let the justice system handle it accordingly. If he's innocent, MAKE IT RIGHT. Restore his name and standing. I just want fairness for all parties.

 

[Merlin]

They will wait until the last minute to release the video because they'll cooperate only to the letter of the law and will of the judge.

I think that video only shows that he did encounter her on that evening but without audio, and there do not seem to be any witnesses to what was said, I don't think it clears things up.

What if this was not their first encounter? What if she was walking up to him regarding another encounter with her or another? We do not know this woman's position at the hotel or her responsibilities.

Many are trying to read into it that they shook hands that it was an amicable encounter but if she is in the out front part of the hospitality, she is trained to display nothing and do nothing that might cause a distraction or escalate a possibly negative situation.

Again, not knowing her position I know nothing about her duties but I do know major hotels apply the Disney theme park concept of keep everything negative away from the other customers.

So she reports it to her supervisor and early the next morning security comes to move him to wherever. And the only time this banned issue popped up was in the lawyer's first statement. There is no evidence they banned him and might have even moved him to another property, more stuff we don't know.

They haven't released the video because it doesn't made Irvin look bad. If it made Irvin look bad, they would have released it long ago.

 

[CouchCoach]

45 seconds THE TAPE. Lets clear this up. If he's guilty, let the justice system handle it accordingly. If he's innocent, MAKE IT RIGHT. Restore his name and standing. I just want fairness for all parties.

God bless the idealists.

 

[CouchCoach]

They haven't released the video because it doesn't made Irvin look bad. If it made Irvin look bad, they would have released it long ago.

You are a lawyer and should know better. Feet dragging is the lay of the land. They won't do anything until they have to because they didn't bring the suit. They will take every opportunity to be uncooperative up to irritating the judge but getting it to a federal court was the first move.

We don't even know what video they habe. Is it that bar patron's video or hotel surveillance, which was in the initial report on this. Hotel surveillance in the lobby.

 

[Rayman70]

God bless the idealists.

its actually simple. Not hard. In reality, law is corrupted, but one hopes for the best.

 

[Rayman70]

They haven't released the video because it doesn't made Irvin look bad. If it made Irvin look bad, they would have released it long ago.

as crooked as the system is, THIS is true and lines up.Its just how it works. All we can do is hope for the right ruling.

 

[Merlin]

You are a lawyer and should know better. Feet dragging is the lay of the land. They won't do anything until they have to because they didn't bring the suit. They will take every opportunity to be uncooperative up to irritating the judge but getting it to a federal court was the first move.

We don't even know what video they habe. Is it that bar patron's video or hotel surveillance, which was in the initial report on this. Hotel surveillance in the lobby.

Seriously you are biased against Irvin for whatever reason. The video would have been released if it made Irvin look bad. I don't know why you can't figure that out.

They dragging their feet because they had no intention of releasing the video.

 

[Diehardblues]

They haven't released the video because it doesn't made Irvin look bad. If it made Irvin look bad, they would have released it long ago.

I can’t imagine much damage to Irvin on the video surveillance . Other than confirming they had contact .

 

[Diehardblues]

Seriously you are biased against Irvin for whatever reason. The video would have been released if it made Irvin look bad. I don't know why you can't figure that out.

Sounds like you are biased in support of Irvin , a known sexual predator with numerous accusations having to settle out of court on the last one which cost him his job at ESPN.

Something I’d expect from his attorney , family member or very young homeristic fan not an anonymous member in a fan forum.

 

[CouchCoach]

Seriously you are biased against Irvin for whatever reason. The video would have been released if it made Irvin look bad. I don't know why you can't figure that out.

They dragging their feet because they had no intention of releasing the video.

They have been ordered to release it so I do not think they will refuse.

The Marriott lawyers have stated since this is a name lessee hotel, it shouldn't even involve them so they are going to drag this out as long as they can.

 

[Merlin]

They have been ordered to release it so I do not think they will refuse.

The Marriott lawyers have stated since this is a name lessee hotel, it shouldn't even involve them so they are going to drag this out as long as they can.

I didn't say they would refuse.

They are an NFL Sponsor. This was during Superbowl activities. Amazing how some manager from some hotel can just call the NFL and get them to react to whatever they were told. Hmm.

 

[Diehardblues]

I didn't say they would refuse.

They are an NFL Sponsor. This was during Superbowl activities. Amazing how some manager from some hotel can just call the NFL and get them to react to whatever they were told. Hmm.

Do we even know who it was that contacted the NFL? This initial complaint was likely to have risen to HR Director and beyond for Marriott corporate.

 

[CouchCoach]

I didn't say they would refuse.

They are an NFL Sponsor. This was during Superbowl activities. Amazing how some manager from some hotel can just call the NFL and get them to react to whatever they were told. Hmm.

Did that happen? They moved him on Monday morning and no one knew anything and then he shows up on 105.3 Wednesday morning and then he's sent home. I think, but will most likely never know, that call in was the breaker for the NFLN.

If this goes to trail, I disagree with you. The NFLN will be called as a witness as to what was the catalyst for them to send him home.

We do not know what the hotel told the NFLN, but I don't think they told ESPN anything, why would they?

It may very well come out that the hotel and the NFLN were working to keep this under wraps when Irvin outed himself on that radio program. He said, in effect, he had no defense because of memory and he was "hiding out". Think the NFLN brass didn't react to "hiding out"?

We also do not know what the NFLN told him when they first found out he had been moved. Think they told him to go on some local Dallas radio show?

It has been my theory all along that the radio call in is the real problem and what started this entire ball rolling. That created problems for NFLN, Irvin and his lawyer.

 

[kskboys]

They haven't released the video because it doesn't made Irvin look bad. If it made Irvin look bad, they would have released it long ago.

I can't help but think the same thing.

 

[CouchCoach]

They haven't released the video because it doesn't made Irvin look bad. If it made Irvin look bad, they would have released it long ago.

Unless he was physical or threatening in some manner, how would it make him look?

I think it is a video of the two of them talking, even cordially, but unless it reveals what was said, it doesn't do much. This is all about what was said and I still think that will be he said/she said and we're back to where we are now.

 

[Merlin]

Did that happen? They moved him on Monday morning and no one knew anything and then he shows up on 105.3 Wednesday morning and then he's sent home. I think, but will most likely never know, that call in was the breaker for the NFLN.

If this goes to trail, I disagree with you. The NFLN will be called as a witness as to what was the catalyst for them to send him home.

We do not know what the hotel told the NFLN, but I don't think they told ESPN anything, why would they?

It may very well come out that the hotel and the NFLN were working to keep this under wraps when Irvin outed himself on that radio program. He said, in effect, he had no defense because of memory and he was "hiding out". Think the NFLN brass didn't react to "hiding out"?

We also do not know what the NFLN told him when they first found out he had been moved. Think they told him to go on some local Dallas radio show?

It has been my theory all along that the radio call in is the real problem and what started this entire ball rolling. That created problems for NFLN, Irvin and his lawyer.

The radio call is not a big issue. I don't know why you keep bringing it up. The issue is what was communicated to the NFL. His attorney alleged that a male manager made certain claims in the petition. If those claims were not true, Marriott has problems.

 

[Diehardblues]

The radio call is not a big issue. I don't know why you keep bringing it up. The issue is what was communicated to the NFL. His attorney alleged that a male manager made certain claims in the petition. If those claims were not true, Marriott has problems.

Why would we assume the claims weren’t true?

 

[Rayman70]

The radio call is not a big issue. I don't know why you keep bringing it up. The issue is what was communicated to the NFL. His attorney alleged that a male manager made certain claims in the petition. If those claims were not true, Marriott has problems.

EXACTLY RIGHT. The call was fine either way.

 

[kskboys]

Why would we assume the claims weren’t true?

You appear to have missed the word "if".

 

[CouchCoach]

The radio call is not a big issue. I don't know why you keep bringing it up. The issue is what was communicated to the NFL. His attorney alleged that a male manager made certain claims in the petition. If those claims were not true, Marriott has problems.

Yes, it is a huge issue and you refuse to consider the effect of that on a jury. Can't remember because I had a few drinks and hiding out. I think it got him sent home and will blow up in his face should this go to trial.

Whatever was communicated to the NFLN was done Monday morning, what were they doing until Wednesday morning? And we never heard Irvin say he spoke with anyone at the NFLN. Who communicated with Irvin from the NFLN and what was he told?

Some are trying to make this into the woman was out to get Irvin and the hotel was complicit. Does that even make sense?

Know what I think? Don't care going to tell you anyway cuz I like you.

I think this is all about Irvin's over-inflated ego and how dare they move him out of the SB hotel. He's always behaved like he was above it all, do whatever he wants and to hell with the collateral damage.

Now, we may very well find out the hotel was sold out and the manager seized upon the opportunity to move him out so he could move his sister, Eunice, a cosmetologist from Taos, NM with two annoying children out of his guestroom and into the hotel.