Mav3rek Posted July 15, 2006 Share Posted July 15, 2006 This is from an article I read in the most recent Sports Illustrated: "Michael Jordan can't buy a gallon of milk or fill his gas tank without being recognized. Allen Heckard says he knows how MJ feels. Heckard, 51, a shuttle-bus driver at the Portland airport, claims he is also recognized wherever he goes - though people think he's Michale Jordan, not Allen Heckard. "I get people stopping me two or three times a day," says Heckard, who with his shaved head, goatee, gold earring and footwear (Air Jordans) bears a passing resemblance to His Airness. "Enough is enough. I can't take it anymore" Last week Heckard filed a civil suit against Jordan and Nike chairman Phil Knight, claiming he is owed $832 million for 15 years of harassment by a public that mistkaes him for the NBA's greatest player. Heckard-at 6'2" and 195 pounds he's four inches shorter and 20 pounds lighter than Jordan-says he's taken steps to change his appearance, including shaving his goatee and wearing two earrings instead of one. But, he says, "nothing works-people still think I'm Mike." Nike says it will move to dismiss the suit, and Heckard himself isn't holding out much hope that he will rake in millions-or even recopu the @206 in court fees he paid to file the suit in Washington County, Ore. "It's not about the money," says Heckard. "A man has to have principles to stand on. If any money comes my way, great. If not, well, you can't miss what you never had." ARE YOU FREAKIN' KIDDING ME? SUIING SOMEONE B/C YOU LOOK LIKE THEM. THAT'S 100% RIDICULOUS. I SWEAR TO GOD IF HE WINS EVEN 1 PENNY OF THAT I'M GOING TO RIOT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonalano013 Posted July 15, 2006 Share Posted July 15, 2006 haha, this is just great. damn these stupid people. all they want is money, even though they swear it's not wat they want. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kgbaseball Posted July 15, 2006 Share Posted July 15, 2006 You just heard about this? It's got to be one of the most ridiculous lawsuits I've ever heard of. He won't see a dime of it. I guess he went on Steven A. Smith's show and Steven just made fun of him the whole time. Some people....where did their genes go wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 15, 2006 Share Posted July 15, 2006 Rofl ya. I heard that on ESPN the other day. Some athletes don't even making 832 million over their lifetime ( not saying MJ didnt. ) I think its bogus and even better.... He's not hiring a lawyer either! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maestro23 Posted July 15, 2006 Share Posted July 15, 2006 You just heard about this? It's got to be one of the most ridiculous lawsuits I've ever heard of. He won't see a dime of it. I guess he went on Steven A. Smith's show and Steven just made fun of him the whole time. Some people....where did their genes go wrong. Saw this on PTI a couple of days ago. Simply pathetic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aaronuconn Posted July 15, 2006 Share Posted July 15, 2006 Thats hillarious, im right along with rioting too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freudianslip Posted July 15, 2006 Share Posted July 15, 2006 Hi there everyone. I just graduated from law school 2 months ago and am getting ready to take the California Bar Exam in about 10 days. As a result, I thought I would chime in a little... Rest assured, this lawsuit will be dismissed on a motion to dismiss for failure to state a cause of action. The long and short of it is that Mr. Heckard has failed to state a claim for which relief can be granted. First, Mr. Heckard apparently has issue with the public harrassing him, not Nike or MJ. Second, Nike and MJ have absolutely no duty to "protect" Mr. Heckard from harrassing members of the public. As one of the previous posters already stated, this is quite possibly the most ridicilous lawsuit ever filed. Its this sort of abuse and absurdity that contributes to the public's mistrust and skepticism of lawyers in particular (I am aware that Mr. Heckard filed this suit himself [pro per]) and of the legal system in general. Now, with that said...thanks for all the mods everyone. You truly make this game great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigDom Posted July 15, 2006 Share Posted July 15, 2006 This guy is so out of it, he is even sueing Nike, because Michael Jordan and him wear the same shoes! These are designed by MJ, and it is a privilidge to the public for these shoes to be released! You have to be stupid to think I am going to sue someone that looks like me, because of all the harrassment over it, hey what if I had a twin brother, could I sue him!??! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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