- 18 - Petitioner’s 1996 Litigation Against UTA On Monday, April 22, 1996, petitioner met with Mr. Ostroff to discuss his legal claims against UTA. Mr. Ostroff prepared a draft complaint that alleged the following claims against UTA: Defamation, intentional infliction of emotional distress, intentional interference with prospective economic advantage, invasion of privacy, wrongful termination, and breach of contract (the complaint). Petitioner’s primary concern was to “clear his name”. He wanted UTA to retract what UTA had said and to apologize. Petitioner and Mr. Ostroff wanted to resolve petitioner’s claims against UTA as quickly as possible in order to mitigate the damages to petitioner’s reputation. Petitioner was also concerned that UTA had the resources to make litigation of these claims very expensive, that litigation would tie up his life and ruin any chance he had of starting a new career, and that UTA might fabricate more (and worse) stories about him. That same day, Mr. Ostroff sent a letter to UTA that, among other things, asserted legal claims against UTA based on UTA’s alleged unlawful and tortious actions and demanded that (1) UTA cease and desist from making further defamatory statements regarding petitioner, (2) UTA allow petitioner access to his personal files, and (3) UTA pay petitioner all of his earned but unpaid wages. Mr. Ostroff also proposed a meeting by the afternoon of Tuesday, April 23, 1996. Petitioner hoped that UTA would admit that UTA had made a “massive mistake” and apologize.Page: Previous 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 Next
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