End of an era

The Florida Record has noticed the legal wrangling that we experienced with Mr Daniel Bernath calling it “a bizarre case”. They don’t know the half of it.

In 2015, Bernath filed a copyright-infringement suit against Mark Cameron Seavey, later amending the complaint to include the infliction of emotional distress. Seavey, an inactive attorney and media specialist, blogger and reporter for the American Legion, answered that suit by filing a claim against Bernath alleging libel and defamation.

The American Legion interceded and filed a cross-complaint.

Bernath alleged that a blog run by Seavey illegally published photos belonging to him and that Seavey was part of a terrorist plot that tortured veterans and hosted child pornography on his blog.

Allegations against Bernath included making false claims about being a former U.S. Navy SEAL, posing as a U.S. Navy chief petty officer and engaging in a harassment campaign against Navy SEAL veterans who exposed him, including cyberstalking.

On Dec. 27, the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida awarded Seavey $500,000, special damages of $135,000 and attorney fees of $195,000. The American Legion was awarded $300,000 in general and punitive damages. The total amount was approximately $1.3 million.

I don’t know who this Mark Cameron Seavey is, or what blog he runs, but I’d like to be his friend when Bernath’s estate settles with him.

Here’s the magistrate’s recommendation on the case, if you haven’t seen it;

Magistrate Report on Damages (Doc 270)-1 by JonnLilyea on Scribd

I also have the 166-page insanity saved somewhere, along with the lawsuit he filed against 50 of us in Oregon which was tossed by the court.

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