Brandel Chamblee breaks silence after Patrick Reed's lawsuit dismissed
Brandel Chamblee has broken his silence after a judge dismissed the $750m defamation lawsuit lodged by LIV Golf's Patrick Reed.
Golf Channel analyst, LIV Golf critic and former PGA Tour player Brandel Chamblee has broken his silence after a judge dismissed Patrick Reed's $750m lawsuit against members of the golf media.
It's not exactly an outrageous suggestion that when you are being sued it's probably a good idea to keep schtum.
That's exactly what Chamblee has done since Reed filed the lawsuit in August.
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The American, 32, initially withdrew that lawsuit that was filed in Florida only to refile it and add more defendants.
Those included Shane Bacon, Damon Hack, Eamon Lynch as well as Golfweek and Gannett.
That lawsuit alleged that the defendants:
Reed's lawsuit did not include the PGA Tour but the 4 Aces GC player claimed the organization was working with the Golf Channel to purposefully destroy LIV Golf.
On Friday 18 November, district judge Timothy Corrigan stated the complaint:
Chamblee simply reacted to the lawsuit being dismissed by writing on social media:
Random thoughts on a Friday night… if you’re a lawyer shouldn’t you understand the essence of the first amendment and for extra credit the definition of the word frivolous.
— Brandel Chamblee (@chambleebrandel) November 19, 2022
Now Reed and his attorney - Larry Klayman - have until 16 December to refile their complaint and were reportedly instructed to revaluate the claims.
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The judge said that the Reed was only to:
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Reed will refile the complaint, his attorney has confirmed. In a statement issued to the media, Klayman said:
This is not the only lawsuit Reed is involved in. In November he lodged another complaint - this time wanting $250m in damages.
That lawsuit is brought against the golf writer Shane Ryan, Hachette, the New York Post, Fox Sports, Doug Ferguson and the Associated Press.
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