Hello WS
Snip Respect panthera: Thank you for this very useful post! :clap:
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Judge rules against Joyce Meyer Ministries in Coleman wrongful death suit
King, a lawyer from an Oklahoma firm known for representing ministries,
said he fears the release of the ministry's employee handbook and Coleman's employment file could compromise the privacy of Coleman and other people who still work there.
Question: Wouldn't the "court" or the judge be the one to see this information or someone impartial and in charge: deem it to be relevant or not? I mean, if it is "released" would that mean that ALL the information would be available to anyone anytime?
The confidentiality "is to protect my client from other litigation,'' King said, saying the employment documents are confidential under Missouri law. Also, he said the disclosure of Meyer's flight manifests is a "security concern" because Joyce Meyer is a "national figure."
A Post-Dispatch series in 2003 revealed Meyer owned a $10 million private jet.
Jesus had a jet...didn't he? Well, Jesus didn't have to fly because his following was not as big as JM's is, and Jesus didn't own property so he didn't have to check on all those assets all the time. Pimpin' ain't easy.
The ministry, based in Fenton, is known throughout the world. In 2006, it reported $124 million in revenue and other support. Among the services provided in 2006, according to the report: 11.5 million meals served, 41 orphanages "fully supported" and 174,538 gift bags delivered to prisoners.
Coleman resigned from the security job after the Post-Dispatch revealed his affair with Tara Lintz, a friend of Sheri Coleman's, a week after the murders. Police sources told the Post-Dispatch that Coleman met Lintz in Hawaii and Arizona while he was working for the ministry.
On Monday, lawyers for Sheri Coleman alleged there is evidence that Coleman would fly on Meyer's private jet and meet with Lintz.
When a lawyer or someone says something like this and it is printed in the media, is it considered "speculation" "rumor", what? Would they make a statement like that only if they have some kind of proof? Or will they say such things for reasons such as?(I am asking: thanks) :waitasec:
Police say Coleman began sending death threats to Meyer and himself shortly after consummating his relationship with Lintz.
"This case began with threats to Joyce Meyer,'' said Enrico J. Mirabelli, a lawyer and relative of Sheri Coleman's family. "How did they handle'' the threats?
Mirabelli said he's investigating whether the ministry was negligent in its employment of Coleman.
King said "there's absolutely no connection'' between the ministry and what Coleman's accused of doing.
"We have nothing to hide,'' King said.
But King's assurance didn't calm Mirabelli.
"It's interesting,'' Mirabelli said after the hearing. "First they say they want everything confidential, and reporters barred from the hearing, and now they say there's nothing to hide.''
Huh? I have been reading along with the thread and I am sure I did miss this. What are WSers saying about this? Why did, or did Coleman send death threats to JM? Thank you.
...jmo...
