Victor Mignogna v. Funimation Productions, LLC, et al. (2019) - Vic's lawsuit against Funimation, VAs, and others, for over a million dollars.

[Yamamura]

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Never prophesize your defeat lest you snap it from the jowls of Vic-...

Admittedly I haven't been following this case as close as the next guy, but I remember when I first heard about this tweet I was thinking in my head "this is the type of hubris the universe will absolutely punish".

 

[Pina Colada]

Poor Vic. Though it does make me happy that his fans' support got the ball rolling on calling out the dubbing industry's bullfuckery, and to an (unrelated, but still) extent seeing that some harpies like Turd got her just desserts. What have we learned today, boys and girls?

Fansubs > dubs (ptooie!)

 

[Himedall All-seeing Waifu]

Let's remember he's actually really good in his usual practice area as a transactional lawyer. He's generally been in a world where billionaires make a deal on a smile and a handshake and then the details get smoothed out on paper so everyone makes money. He thought that was what he was dealing with here. He wasn't really ready for a knife fight despite all his wargaming nerd bullshit.

[SNIP]

Yes, he is (based on the money he makes). He was really out-classed or naïve about this case. I still think he is a good person and decent lawyer in his field, whereas Nick seems to be a trash person and trash attorney outside his petty criminal practice.

One lost a case spectacularly, the other lost all moral standing and goodwill in a few weeks.

 

[SenutiSolidus]

Yes, he is (based on the money he makes). He was really out-classed or naïve about this case. I still think he is a good person and decent lawyer in his field, whereas Nick seems to be a trash person and trash attorney outside his petty criminal practice.

One lost a case spectacularly, the other lost all moral standing and goodwill in a few weeks.

can you give me a TLDR on why people decided Rekieta is a trash person? Other than this lawsuit i mean.

 

[AnOminous]

can you give me a TLDR on why people decided Rekieta is a trash person? Other than this lawsuit i mean.

Best to go to Nick's own thread for that. It's the last 100+ pages.

 

[Irrational Exuberance]

can you give me a TLDR on why people decided Rekieta is a trash person? Other than this lawsuit i mean.

Best to go to Nick's own thread for that. It's the last 100+ pages.

Yep - the man is now Internet famous, for good or ill.

 

[Big Fat Guy]

lmao another all time banger from Nick “Bottles” Rekieta.

 

[TaterFarmer]

Can anyone clear this up for me?

I thought the GoFundMe was contractually obligated to be paid into an escrow account at Ty Beard's practice for payment of Vic's litigation expenses and, once litigation was finished, any remaining amount was to be paid to a yet to be named non-profit for battered women. That was part of the selling points in seeking donations (that none of Vic, Nick, or Ty were personally benefiting from the GoFundMe).

If the above is the case, then the GoFundMe cannot pay off any of the bills assessed to Vic because those are his personal debt (not a part of his litigation expenses). So, short of either Nick or Ty handing him the funds to cover his bills, those bills will fall on Vic alone.

I love how both Nick and Ty made out like bandits in this scenario and Vic is going to end up holding the bag for them.

At least we're getting close to the time where we can finally pick a non-profit for those remaining GoFundMe funds. Perhaps there's one out there for battered spouses who have been afflicted by West Nile virus.

 

[Useful_Mistake]

If the above is the case, then the GoFundMe cannot pay off any of the bills assessed to Vic because those are his personal debt (not a part of his litigation expenses). So, short of either Nick or Ty handing him the funds to cover his bills, those bills will fall on Vic alone.

I'm sorry, but how is litigation not part of litigation expenses?

 

[Sammich]

Bernie can still win, guys

I just donated 200, MATCH ME!!! KICKVIC#

 

[A Cardboard Box]

Yes, he is (based on the money he makes). He was really out-classed or naïve about this case. I still think he is a good person and decent lawyer in his field, whereas Nick seems to be a trash person and trash attorney outside his petty criminal practice.

One lost a case spectacularly, the other lost all moral standing and goodwill in a few weeks.

I have no idea why you're defending Ty. He didn't just "lose a case." Saying Ty "lost a case" would be like saying Chantal "could stand to lose a few pounds."

Ty made thousands of dollars by getting shit faced on stream and acting like a smug cunt while getting fellated by Nick and his simps. He took time away from the case to sell shirts that said "dammit Nick we lost the case again," while simultaneously submitting improperly notarized documents after the court's deadline, losing the case in a spectacular fashion. He did this and still had the balls to demand what I'm sure is close to or over half a million dollars in fees.

 

[Battlefield2142EU]

If you are reading this Vic or anyone really, if you are masculine, heterosexual, conservative or religious. You should consider moving to Uganda. You are welcome here. In the west they hate you, want you humiliated and castrated. Then you want to fight and die for the western society that is against you. The West is not worth fighting for.

 

[TaterFarmer]

I'm sorry, but how is litigation not part of litigation expenses?

Vic wants to sue them, that's litigation expenses. Vic loses the case and is assessed damages to be paid to them is NOT part of his litigation expenses any more than if he'd had to pay to repair a damaged vehicle would be. Their attorney fees are being assessed against him as a part of his loss of the case (almost like a punitive effect).

 

[Useful_Mistake]

Vic loses the case and is assessed damages to be paid to them is NOT part of his litigation expenses any more than if he'd had to pay to repair a damaged vehicle would be.

This is stupid. That is literally part of his litigation expenses coming from his litigation.

 

[zyclonPD]

I'd like to just say I've maintained for a long time, pre Vic losing his case, that his donations would have been better collected and spent on funding a competing dubbing studio, history has born my position out to be correct. Vic's reputation is not repaired, almost nobody who wasn't on his side came to his side, he has blown $250k on lining TY's pockets, anime matsuri had to foot the bill to make my original suggestion a reality. The punishment funimation got by being consolidated into crunchy roll ended up just being a corporate downsizing maneuver after Sony bought a monopoly in the western anime distribution.

The best fuck you would have been to open up a competing dubbing studio. It just got delayed by 2-3 years while we entertained this wishful thinking.

 

[Balldo's Gate]

Let's remember he's actually really good in his usual practice area as a transactional lawyer. He's generally been in a world where billionaires make a deal on a smile and a handshake and then the details get smoothed out on paper so everyone makes money. He thought that was what he was dealing with here. He wasn't really ready for a knife fight despite all his wargaming nerd bullshit.

Right. In his actual area of expertise, if the small details are wrong nothing bad will happen. People won't pounce on you if you filed something late or accidentally notarized a document wrong and errors can easily be fixed.

Vic wants to sue them, that's litigation expenses. Vic loses the case and is assessed damages to be paid to them is NOT part of his litigation expenses any more than if he'd had to pay to repair a damaged vehicle would be. Their attorney fees are being assessed against him as a part of his loss of the case (almost like a punitive effect).

To be clear, the OP states that the funds were to be transferred into an trust ran by Beard and Harris.

The role of these trusts is usually to facilitate eventual movements of funds between lawyers and clients. From the lawyer to the client (transfer from a settlement, for example) or the reverse, for legal services rendered.

Ordinarily, I do not believe there is anything stopping a lawyer from transferring any remaining funds from a trust back to the client. But in this case the GFM did promise that excess funds would be donated. So I really have no idea what the proper answer to your question is.

This is stupid. That is literally part of his litigation expenses coming from his litigation.

I believe that the issue is that additional promises were made with regards to the GFM, namely, that excess funds beyond the cost of the lawsuit would be donated.

With my emphasis:

We have linked up the GoFundMe account to the Law Firm's IOLTA account. An IOLTA is a trust required by Texas law (and laws of several other states) and the acronym stands for: Interest on Lawyers Trust Accounts (IOLTA).

These accounts are designed to hold money temporarily on behalf of clients and are accounted for separately from the law firm's funds. Any interest earned by these accounts actually gets forwarded to the state to fund legal aid programs.

The beneficiary shift indicates the Senior Partner of the law firm, Ty Beard, who is the named party on the IOLTA trust account. The firm is Beard Harris Bullock Hughes.

With this transition, the money will be moved into the IOLTA account, and billing will be done against this amount. Again, any remainder will be donated to the Salvation Army shelter stated in a previous update.

Please understand that the GoFundMe will remain open and you can continue your support. We still do not know the full scope of the process, which largely depends on the actions of any opposing parties.

I don't know what the right answer is here, partly because I don't know the full context. Firstly, I don't really know the full context as to what was said about the charitable donations.

Secondly, I'm pretty sure we don't even know how much money, if any, remains in the trust. Given the scale of the litigation, probably not much if anything. I read something about Ty doing the appeals for free which I assumed meant there was basically nothing left in the GFM account.

 

[purpleflurp]

Secondly, I'm pretty sure we don't even know how much money, if any, remains in the trust. Given the scale of the litigation, probably not much if anything. I read something about Ty doing the appeals for free which I assumed meant there was basically nothing left in the GFM account.

I think it's reasonable to assume that trust has long since run out.

If you'll remember, H3H3 burned through $170k in a year. Sure, Rackets and Ty raised $291k, but this lawsuit is against multiple parties over the course of several years. Also keep in mind that one of these parties is a Sony subsidiary, meaning Vic was going against big boy lawyers. Between them, Rooster Teeth (kek), and a bunch of separate parties, I doubt even the original amount raised would be enough for the opposing parties' court fees.

Vic will likely have to pay a substantial amount out of pocket, meanwhile Ty and Nick have been eating good because of this case. And I guess the people who donated to the GFM just fuck themselves.

 

[Historical Figure]

I have no idea why you're defending Ty. He didn't just "lose a case." Saying Ty "lost a case" would be like saying Chantal "could stand to lose a few pounds."

Ty made thousands of dollars by getting shit faced on stream and acting like a smug cunt while getting fellated by Nick and his simps. He took time away from the case to sell shirts that said "dammit Nick we lost the case again," while simultaneously submitting improperly notarized documents after the court's deadline, losing the case in a spectacular fashion. He did this and still had the balls to demand what I'm sure is close to or over half a million dollars in fees.

Even worse, Ty isn't even a real Iron Maiden fan. That's right Ty, if you don't know "Infinite Dreams," you don't know Maiden, you absolute fraud!

 

[CptnSnshn]

Maybe Vics worse than we thought and the others are better than we thought?

 

[Zbk3VmLfujjzjxBd43tL]

I think it's reasonable to assume that trust has long since run out.

If you'll remember, H3H3 burned through $170k in a year. Sure, Rackets and Ty raised $291k, but this lawsuit is against multiple parties over the course of several years. Also keep in mind that one of these parties is a Sony subsidiary, meaning Vic was going against big boy lawyers. Between them, Rooster Teeth (kek), and a bunch of separate parties, I doubt even the original amount raised would be enough for the opposing parties' court fees.

Vic will likely have to pay a substantial amount out of pocket, meanwhile Ty and Nick have been eating good because of this case. And I guess the people who donated to the GFM just fuck themselves.

The most expensive lawyer by far in this was Lemonlungs and his firm who piled mound after mound of garbage on the court, forced his clients to conduct expensive depositions, and listed in his expenses shit like watching Nick Rekieta's show when in reality his job was simply pointing out how his clients had the free speech to say what they said. I think this was Ron's strategy to keep defaming Vic using the legal system after the first lawyer they hired didn't take that approach, since any sane client would have told their lawyer to shut the fuck up and focus on the case.

Rooster Teeth BTW didn't do shit in this case, except IIRC one guy from there submitted an affidavit.