Wednesday, July 27, 2005
Where's Johnny Cochran when you need him? Oops, I forgot...
O.J. Simpson Is Ordered to Pay DirecTV in Signal-Theft Case
By Sallie Hofmeister
Times Staff Writer
Published July 27, 2005
DirecTV said "the evidence was overwhelming" against O.J. Simpson.
But the ex-football star's lawyer said he did nothing wrong.
The satellite TV giant on Tuesday was referring to its civil court victory in which a Florida judge ordered Simpson to pay $25,000 for allegedly stealing its signals.
The case stems from the recovery in 2001 of two "bootloaders" in Simpson's home that allowed viewers to tap into DirecTV signals without paying for them.
"This ruling serves as a reminder that there are consequences to signal theft, whether you're O.J. Simpson or John Q. Public," said Dan Fawcett, the company's executive vice president of legal and business affairs.
Simpson's lawyer, Yale Galanter, said his client would appeal the judge's ruling. ¶ 5:12 PM
By Sallie Hofmeister
Times Staff Writer
Published July 27, 2005
DirecTV said "the evidence was overwhelming" against O.J. Simpson.
But the ex-football star's lawyer said he did nothing wrong.
The satellite TV giant on Tuesday was referring to its civil court victory in which a Florida judge ordered Simpson to pay $25,000 for allegedly stealing its signals.
The case stems from the recovery in 2001 of two "bootloaders" in Simpson's home that allowed viewers to tap into DirecTV signals without paying for them.
"This ruling serves as a reminder that there are consequences to signal theft, whether you're O.J. Simpson or John Q. Public," said Dan Fawcett, the company's executive vice president of legal and business affairs.
Simpson's lawyer, Yale Galanter, said his client would appeal the judge's ruling. ¶ 5:12 PM
