Investigative journalists Mandy Matney and Liz Farrell and attorney Eric Bland discuss the extraordinary $171,500 in attorneys' fees and costs assessed against Mandy for contempt of court.
Judge R. Keith Kelly has ordered journalist Mandy Matney to pay $171,500 in attorney's fees and a $5,000 fine — for missing a deposition she sat for just days later.
Ahem… Where Is GREGG ROMAN!?!?!?
On a raw, unfiltered episode, the team breaks down a ruling that Eric — in 38 years of practicing law — says he has never seen anything close to.
What does it mean when a non-party journalist gets hit with fees that exceed most annual salaries? What due process rights seemed to be bypassed in this circus? And why does Eric believe the appellate court may actually look at this with fresh eyes?
Jokes on J. Edgar Picklejuice (Mark Moore), Officer Swimsuit Patrol (Deborah B. Barbier), and Jim Whaaanister (Bannister), because Mandy isn't staying quiet and the Beach v. Parker trial is still scheduled for August 10, 2026.
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