Gawker Media, Deadspin named in suit by former ESPN analyst Salisbury

"A former ESPN analyst and Dallas sports radio personality has filed a civil lawsuit in Denton County against the owner of a popular sports blog for causing him to lose both of his jobs and damaging his reputation. Sean Salisbury, a Frisco resident and former National Football League quarterback, filed a petition for a civil defamation lawsuit in a Denton County court

• against Gawker Media for publishing several false stories

• on their sports blog Deadspin.com that cost him several jobs, ruined his reputation and made it difficult to find gainful employment....

"What we hope to prove is that blog sites like Deadspin are accountable," he (Harlow, a member of Salisbury's counsel)) said. "They can't simply attack someone and make a concerted effort to destroy the lives and careers of people without any ramifications.""...

• "Former ESPN, radio sports analyst Files Lawsuit Against Gawker Media in Denton County," by Danny Gallagher, McKinney Courier-Gazette, (Texas) 10/23/09, via Radio Daily News

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