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Originally Posted by WebGreek
I wanted the Greekchat community to "weigh in with conjectures" because this is a complex issue and I am not nearly qualified to discuss legal issues. The news articles on the topic are far from informative in this regard.
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Conjecture sucks because it really has no weight behind it. How can somebody give an informed opinion based upon articles that are "far from informative"? You're definitely right that the article you linked is weak on facts and thin on pertinent or useful information - my conjecture is that the writer is awful and has little to no future in professional journalism.
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Forget I linked the blog, I'll ask it here instead: What, if any, are the potential ramifications for the Greek community nationwide if this lawsuit goes to court, and if Ghysels wins? And what are your thoughts on suing an entire fraternity system?
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I have literally no idea what the basis for his lawsuit might be. Lawsuits generally require compensation, in the form of money, for some sort of damage. We don't know the basis for his damages claims, we don't know to what extent those claims apply to houses not adjacent to his property, and we don't even know if this guy is a whirling crackpot who brushes his teeth with pantyhose.
Similarly, if the lawsuit settles, there will be literally no further
legal ramifications as no legal precedent will be set. There may be ramifications in the sense that other dudes may attempt similar suits, but again - we don't know the basis, whether factual or legal, for the lawsuit so how could we know whether to give a damn?
My thoughts on suing an entire greek system? I think suing "an entire fraternity system" is the easiest shit in the world - the process goes:
1 - Look up all the fraternities on ye ol' Information Superhighway.
2 - Write all of those names down in a legal document.
3 - Submit document.
4 - ?????
5 - Profit (or don't).
Could this spawn other, similar claims? It could, it also might not. Could this claim have merit? It could, it also might not. Could this fundamentally change the way Greek housing works? It could, it also might not. For all we know, the houses might be agreeing to settle with the guy because he's annoying, and because it's as easy as painting happy rainbow puppy unicorn murals on the walls then having parties off-campus. It's such a non-starter with the amount of information we have that I'm going to hit myself in the dick with a hammer for even writing this many words about it.
So, in summation, here's my conjecture: nobody will give you an informed legal opinion because that would be completely unethical and irresponsible. Additionally it would be impossible with what information is available. If you do not understand why these things are true, that is part of the problem, and I can make further conjecture as to what that means, but I'd prefer not to.
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