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SUE SCHEFF and ISABELLE ZENDHER (PURE, CAICA, WWASP lawsuit)
Anonymous:
CCM Girl---
Did you notice in the ISAC press release that Scheff ran like a baby when her lawyer was up against a real lawyer, Philip Elberg? Poof! case gone. Oh yea scheff is real tough.
its only a matter of time and scheff will be pulverized in court.
Anonymous:
--- Quote from: ""CCM girl 1989"" --- I don't know the case, and don't know what Carey was saying that got Sue so peeved?
I can see both sides of it.
--- End quote ---
Wha? Uh, ok.
The judge didn't see both sides. The jury didn't see both sides. What happened is that Sue saw Carey as a danger to her livelihood (referring kids to TBS and RTCs whether or not there are abuse charges currently pending) and set out to stop her. Carey is a single parent trying to recover from Katrina and help her kids recover from being locked up in an abusive facility. Sue is a So. FL. rich bitch who makes her living off of gullible parents that mistakenly put their trust into her and she'll stop at NOTHING in her attempts to squash anyone who dares reveal what she's really up to.
Anonymous:
They are asking for reader comments on the story below. Hey, Sue doesn't look so hotsie totsie anymore. The University of Florida law professor has got your number, Sue.
http://www.p2pnet.net/story/10088
$11.3M online defamation award
p2pnet.net News:- The $11.3 million awarded to a Florida woman for alleged online defamation suit is "astonishing" says University of Florida law professor Lyrissa Lidsky.
Her remark came in reference to a suit lodged against a Louisiana woman who posted messages on the Internet accusing her of being a "crook," a "con artist" and a "fraud," says USA Today, quoting the Daily Business Review.
Sue Scheff of Weston, Florida, "pursued the case even though she knew the defendant, Carey Bock of Mandeville, La., has no hope of paying such an award," says the story.
"Bock, who had to leave her home for several months because of Hurricane Katrina, couldn't afford an attorney and didn't show up for the trial."
Scheff wanted to make a point to those who unfairly criticize others on the Internet, says the story. "I'm sure (Bock) doesn't have $1 million, let alone $11 million, but the message is strong and clear," it has her saying. "People are using the Internet to destroy people they don't like, and you can't do that."
Bock had, "publicly criticized the business practices of Scheff and PURE in referring children to allegedly abusive programs," says the International Survivors Action Committee (ISAC), going on:
"Scheff met the mother?s complaints with a lawsuit. The mom lacked the financial resources to defend herself or to attend her own trial in Florida. As a result, without the benefit of hearing the mom?s side of the story, a jury had little choice but to award the $11.3 million dollar verdict requested by the lawyer for Scheff and her company.
"Before trial, Ms. Bock relocated her small family from the New Orleans area to Texas in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. This, however, did not stop Scheff and PURE from coming full-steam after the mom for alleged defamation and other claims."
Scheff, who runs the Parents Universal Resource Experts referral service, says she referred Bock to a consultant who helped Bock retrieve her sons from a boarding school in Costa Rica, says USA Today, and, "Afterward, Bock became critical of Scheff and posted negative messages about her on the Internet site Fornits.com, where parents with children in boarding schools for troubled teens confer with one another."
"In 2003, Scheff sued Bock for defamation. Bock hired a lawyer, but he left the case when she no longer could afford to pay him."
A separate lawsuit filed in Utah against Scheff and PURE by the World Wide Association of Specialty Programs (WWASP) made similar allegations, resulting in Scheff losing counter-claims, says ISAC, adding:
"Scheff, however, was not found liable for claims of damage to WWASP that Scheff allegedly caused when Scheff posted Internet statements asserting child abuse by WWASP. Scheff admitted she used false names to do so. Scheff was reportedly told by a Utah federal judge to remove misrepresentations from her web site showing Scheff holds a college degree.
"The Florida verdict also ignored abuse allegations at children?s programs to which Scheff refers families because the jury never heard the opposing evidence. The owner of one such program to which Scheff made referrals, Whitmore Academy, recently pled guilty to specified charges in a Utah criminal court."
[FROM:- p2pnet.ca]
Also See:
USA Today - Jury awards $11.3M over defamatory Internet posts, October 10, 2006
ISAC - Sue Scheff And Florida Company Win Empty Victory Over New Orleans Mom, October 7, 2006
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Anonymous:
Sue Scheff and PURE Win Empty Victory over New Orleans Mom
International Survivors Action Committee (ISAC)
10/9/2006 9:21:45 PM
BROWARD COUNTY, FLORIDA (October 10, 2006) - On September 19, 2006, Parents Universal Resource Experts, Inc. (PURE) and its founder, Sue Scheff of Weston, Florida won an $11.3 million dollar victory of hollow sorts over a single mom from New Orleans by alleging defamation over the Internet. Although it is doubtful the verdict will be collected, it may serve to chill free speech of those attempting to expose child abuse or untoward business practices.
The mom, Carey Bock, had publicly criticized the business practices of Scheff and PURE in referring children to allegedly abusive programs. Scheff met the mother?s complaints with a lawsuit reminiscent of one filed against Scheff in 2001.
The mom lacked the financial resources to defend herself or to attend her own trial in Florida. Before trial, Ms. Bock relocated her small family from the New Orleans area to Texas in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. This, however, did not stop Scheff and PURE from coming full-steam after the mom for alleged defamation and other claims. As a result, without the benefit of hearing the mom?s side of the story, a jury had little choice but to award the $11.3 million dollar verdict requested by the lawyer for Scheff and her company.
According to the Daily Business Review, Scheff also named Ginger Warbis as co-defendant. Warbis, who runs a web site critical of Scheff, obtained a well-known lawyer who successfully defeated Scheff?s claims of defamation: ?Warbis? lawyer, Philip Elberg, of Medvin & Elberg of Newark, New Jersey, sharply criticized Scheff and other people who refer parents to programs for troubled teens. ?People in this industry have consistently used their money and their access to lawyers to silence critics of the industry and this may be one of those examples,? Elberg said. ?Sue Scheff is simply another person in the industry of people who make money from the plight of frightened parents.??
The Daily Business Review, noting that Scheff won effectively only by default, paraphrased Scheff?s attorney, stating, ?Bock was not present for the jury trial, which was held to determine damages only. . . .?
Ironically, a separate lawsuit had been filed in Utah against Scheff and PURE by the World Wide Association of Specialty Programs (WWASP), containing similar allegations as those raised by Scheff against the New Orleans mom. Scheff lost all counter-claims against WWASP but was not found liable for claims of damage allegedly caused when Scheff posted Internet statements asserting child abuse by WWASP. Scheff admitted she used false names to do so. While her case pended, Scheff removed representations from her web site which falsely stated Scheff holds a college degree.
The recent Florida verdict also ignored abuse allegations at children?s programs to which Scheff refers families because the jury never heard the opposing evidence. The owner of one such program to which Scheff made referrals, Whitmore Academy, was initially charged with multiple counts of child abuse and hazing in connection with four children at the boarding school. The owner recently pled no contest to four counts of hazing, and was ordered to pay fines and complete community service. The prosecuting attorney told the Deseret News, ?I believe it effectively shuts them down in the state of Utah.? According to a September 2006 news article by the Deseret News, ?The former operator of a therapeutic school [Whitmore Academy] for troubled youths, who has been kicked out of Mexico and accused of starving horses in Canada, has agreed not to run another rehabilitation school in Juab County.?
The allegations of child abuse did not deter Scheff from enrolling children for a profitable sum of money. In a separate case, the United States Court of Appeals found that defendants PURE and Sue Scheff, "[C]ompete with the schools associated with World Wide. PURE schools pay Ms. Scheff a substantial sum whenever a child enrolls in its program based on her recommendation."
According to the non-profit International Survivors Action Committee (ISAC), Scheff and her company are on the ISAC ?watch list? for questionable practices that may place children at risk for abuse or neglect. ####
Sources:
http://www.isaccorp.org/
http://www.helpatanycost.com/
http://www.isaccorp.org/referrals.asp
http://michellesuttonmemorial.homestead.com/
http://www.help-for-teen.com/
http://www.teenadvocatesusa.homestead.com/home.html
http://www.wwaspinfo.com/
http://www.teenhelpindustry.info/
http://www.paulareeves.com/
http://www.ethicaltreatment.org/
http://www.kathymoya.com/index.html
http://www.webwire.com/ViewPressRel.asp ... &aId=19977
http://www.majon.com/advanced/pressrele ... eeves.html
http://deseretnews.com/dn/view/0,1249,650192749,00.html
Anonymous:
Better be careful Professor Lyrissa Lidsky!
Sue-Sue will be coming after you with her big-bad-lawyer, Mr. Pollack. And, everyone knows educators, like professors, don't make MILLIONS a year!
But, what the hell, Sue-Sue can sue you anyway, for MILLIONS. She doesn't care if she collects or not! She WILL NOT have anyone saying anything negative against her, professor! Don't you get it?
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