Breitbart lost a Motion to Dismiss in the Sherrod case on Feb. 15, 2012

[JDPriestly]

http://docs.justia.com/cases/federal/district-courts/district-of-columbia/dcdce/1:2011cv00477/146987/50/

That's the Court's Statement of Reasons.

Breitbart tried to dismiss Sherrod's complaint based on a D.C. anti-SLAPP law. The Court denied Breitbart's motion as I read the Statement of Reasons.

Could Breitbart have been depressed at the cost of pursuing his defense?

[csziggy]

1. I was wondering if he read the discussion of the O'Keefe lawsuit here

With the speculation about counter suits by Current TV and the possibility of the discovery process bringing to light all the machinations by Breitbart and O'Keefe.

That could certainly have gotten him a little worked up!

[russspeakeasy]

2. I hope his last days were miserable.

I read that he died while he was walking. He walked ?

[csziggy]

6. His entire existence was miserable

If he hadn't be so evil, I would have felt pity for him.

[Old and In the Way]

7. A walk at midnight, no less.

I suppose he could have been walking the dog or getting a little exercise...but that's not the first things that came to my mind.

[Liberal Veteran]

8. "they mostly come at night... mostly" -nt

[jobycom]

14. Probably not often

hence his body's poor reaction to it.

[Dawson Leery]

3. The discovery process would have revealed all of Andy's secrets.

The potential for criminal liability would then exist.

[csziggy]

4. Exactly!

[Frustratedlady]

5. He sounds like an A personality, so if he was upset about that

and had heart problems, his heart probably showed him was boss. He doesn't look like he followed a healthy eating regimen. Odd time to be walking. Perhaps he thought he had heartburn/gas and was trying to walk until the pressure relieved itself.

[Life Long Dem]

9. The court didn't sound too happy with him.

The last paragraph says it all.

[Frustratedlady]

16. I couldn't open the article.

What was in the last paragraph?

[Life Long Dem]

17. Judge Leon wrote,

"it appears that the defendants will not be satisfied with this Court's ruling until a considerable amount of additional judicial and litigant resources are expended on its 'novel,' if not overreaching, motion."

Here's an article about the ruling.

http://www.law.com/jsp/lawtechnologynews/PubArticleLTN.jsp?id=1202542596020&Blogger_Breitbart_Likely_Overreaching_With_AntiSLAPP_Motion&slreturn=1

[Ganja Ninja]

10. My guess is he was out trying to walk off a drunk ...

and fell down and cracked his skull.

[Raine1967]

11. Breitbart isn't the only defendant named in the Sherrod case.

his co-defendant is colleague, Larry O'Connor .

http://mediamatters.org/blog/201105100008

I doubt the case had anything to do with his death. As a matter of opinion, I believe this kind of case was something that Mr. Breitbart thrived on-- discovery and all.

[JDPriestly]

12. Still, losing a motion would have been tough on Breitbart.

Breitbart's attorney may have told him to settle. When judges issue statements like that one, it can be a hint to settle. Breitbart struck me as being unyielding and proud in nature. I think he would have had a hard time dealing with the loss of a motion and the kind of remarks the judge made.

[jobycom]

15. One cool thing about court rulings for people locked in their own realities...

is that having someone outside their head hear their whole case and reject it sometimes destroys their delusions. Reality can be rough on a person.

[CTyankee]

13. A lot more stuff in his life could have been unraveling at the same time...

but Occam's Razor would suggest that he had what they call a "widow-maker" heart attack. I had a cousin keel over at about the same age as Breitbart, dead before he hit the ground...