Thursday, July 13, 2006
Plame and Wilson to sue Cheney, Rove and Libby
Press Release Source: Proskauer Rose LLP
Valerie Plame Wilson, Ambassador Joseph Wilson and Their Counsel to Hold News Conference Announcing Lawsuit against I. Lewis ''Scooter'' Libby, Vice-President Cheney and Karl Rove
Thursday July 13, 2:22 pm ET
WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 13, 2006--Valerie Plame Wilson, Ambassador Joseph Wilson and their counsel, Christopher Wolf of Proskauer Rose LLP, will hold a news conference at 10 AM EDT on Friday, July 14 at 10:00 AM at the National Press Club, 529 14th St. NW, 13th Floor, Washington, DC 20045, to announce the filing of a civil lawsuit against I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby, Vice-President Richard Cheney and Karl Rove.
WHO:
Valerie Plame Wilson
Ambassador Joseph C. Wilson IV
Christopher Wolf, Esq.
WHAT:
News conference to announce filing of civil lawsuit
WHEN:
Friday, July 14, 2006
10:00 AM
WHERE:
National Press Club
529 14th St. NW, 13th Floor
Washington, DC 20045
ADDITIONAL CONTACT FOR INTERVIEW FOLLOWING PRESS CONFERENCE:
Constitutional law scholar Erwin Chemerinsky, who is Of Counsel in the Wilson lawsuit, will be available for interviews following the news conference at (323) 931-8612 or by leaving a message at (919) 613-7173.
For any technical or logistical questions about the news conference, contact George Arfken at the National Press Club, (202) 662-7597.
Contact:
National Press Club
George Arfken, 202-662-7597
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Source: Proskauer Rose LLP
Well. This is going to be just about the bloggiest lawsuit imaginable. If I get trafficky chills just thinking about it, what do you think this news will do to Tom Maguire? The discovery alone should be fascinating.
MORE: Apparently, among other counts, Plame is going to accuse the defendants "and other White House officials of conspiring to destroy her career." In light of $2.5 million advance Plame has pre-earned for the book she proposes to write, the damages case should be particularly interesting.
3 Comments:
By 
Final Historian, at
Thu Jul 13, 08:02:00 PM:
I am not a lawyer, but I can't expect that this is a smart move by Val.
By Chris Lawrence, at
Thu Jul 13, 09:30:00 PM:
Perhaps in a few years Joe Wilson will be able to write a best-selling sequel to his original tome, entitled "The Politics of Self-Perjury."
By ScurvyOaks, at
Fri Jul 14, 10:11:00 AM:
It's interesting that a number of people who should have only 15 minutes of fame have figured out how to extend their lucrative celebrity for considerable periods. If you can become a hero of the partisans on either end of the political spectrum (especially if you can make a colorable argument that you are a victim of the evil other side), there's a clear opportunity to keep the game going.
Evaluating this lawsuit as a legal matter, it would appear to be ill-advised. TH, you make a great point about the damages problem. But as a publicity move, it probably makes sense. When Wilson and Plame are poured out of court, they will be martyred anew. And purely as a matter of ensuring future time in the limelight, it's brilliant. This case will very likely be stayed pending the outcome of the criminal case against Libby, so the one thing we can count on is that Wilson and Plame will not be out of the news for quite a few years to come.
