tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2260510730184507282.post2663216667631832851..comments2024-01-30T04:57:48.673-05:00Comments on Second Mile Sandusky Scandal: A Closer Look At Freeh's Engagement LetterBarry Bozemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03484041114078117845noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2260510730184507282.post-79135044679392680942016-06-08T15:39:03.819-04:002016-06-08T15:39:03.819-04:00I need to get a job like this. Pay me $5.8M to gi...I need to get a job like this. Pay me $5.8M to give you a report that tells a story you want told and you'll cover any legal costs incurred because of either accidental of intentional boo-boos. It's a great gig if you can get it. Sign me up.LionInTheMidwesthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17980828121920877845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2260510730184507282.post-65234721488480137782013-03-20T15:17:45.397-04:002013-03-20T15:17:45.397-04:00Clients indemnifying consultants or lawyers is a f...Clients indemnifying consultants or lawyers is a fairly common practice and I'm sure it is very common for Freeh to include this as part of all of his engagements. This is because clients can intentionally withhold information that consultants may not be aware of. In this case, obviously Freeh knows the Task Force wants to point blame at Spanier, Schultz, Curley, and Paterno, so he would not want to be at legal risk for providing what the Task Force is asking. <br /><br />All of this was well understood by all parties involved. This was not carelessness or negligence, it is blatant dishonesty. And of course the BOT will go out of it's way to defend the report because they are now legally liabile for any possible civil claims brought on by individuals identified in the Freeh report. This defense would also include not challeging the NCAA sanctions, because to challenge the sanctions, is to challenge the Freeh report, which would then open up a possibility for civil suits.<br /><br />Also, including a representative of Corbett's administration, Sec Education Ron Tomalis, on the Task Force allows Corbett to further influence the Freeh report and keep Corbett aware of everything that goes on with its construction. And with Corbett a representative of the State of PA and previously being in charge of investigating Sandusky as AG, why would this report ever include anything that goes against the interests of the Attorney General's office? To say this would be a conflict of interest is putting it very mildly.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03720169386357383860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2260510730184507282.post-49336124677614739892013-03-20T12:44:28.735-04:002013-03-20T12:44:28.735-04:00Appears to me that one of Freeh's minions simp...Appears to me that one of Freeh's minions simply opened their standard law firm engagement document on the word processor and customized it a bit for the BoT/Task Force. Then Frazier/Surma/Peetz gave it a quick look and signed it without giving any thought to the terms or the consequences. They did not challenge the language regarding legal representation. I doubt they considered that they were hiring FSS for legal representation. They likely believed they were hiring FSS as a consultant. Why would they ever agree to indemnify FSS for its negligence and/or mistakes? This carelessness is inexcusable. It is the sort of reckless behavior that ought to make the BoT members individually liable for damages. Not to mention removal from the board of trustees for cause.Col_Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17146657187103718143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2260510730184507282.post-47129186270815575052013-03-20T02:12:53.840-04:002013-03-20T02:12:53.840-04:00Eileen, do you know whether any client can hire an...Eileen, do you know whether any client can hire any professional firm to do xyz and provide the firm indemnity for any harmful outcome of the xyz activity? There must be some limits to the indemnity. If the hired firm/gun can't be held liable for their actions, it seems that liability would fall back to the client.<br /><br />Another thing that doesn't make sense is the charge/commitment to determine the cause of PSU'S failure to report while restricting the investigation to within PSU (as I believe Frazier said). This is another a priori assumption of PSU'S responsibility for not stopping Sandusky! When will anyone ever hear what Raykovitz and Genovese have to say for their obvious failures here???rdkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11007253694089460950noreply@blogger.com