A Legal Win for Mastro -- As Reported By O'Keefe!

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Posted By: Jeff Lichtman

http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/more_sports/2007/07/15/2007-07-15_lack_of_intent_seen_in_flubs_at_auctions.html



If you'll all recall, Mastro was sued by memorabilia dealer Bill Daniels who had won a lot of 2000 photos from Mastro in 2004 only to discover upon receipt of the lot that some of the pictures were not as described and perhaps fake. An Indiana judge ordered Mastro to pay Daniels 9K for the photos Daniels purchased that did not match the description in Mastro's catalogue; however, the judge ruled that Mastro did not intend to defraud Daniels and the 9K award was a fraction of what Daniels was seeking. In addition, the judge ordered Daniels to pay Mastro 1K for making defamatory statements about the company to the media and 2K in sanctions for failing to produce documents during the discovery phase of the case. Finally, the judge rejected the conclusions of the experts hired by Daniels to prove that some of the photos were fakes.

edited to get rid of the blue lines.....didn't change a word (leon)