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What is a “stuntsuit”? It is a lawsuit whose only real purpose is to generate publicity and garner media exposure for one’s cause.
So the word “stuntsuit” can readily apply to the silly lawsuit that was filed over a decade ago in 2002 in Oregon by contingency lawyer Jeff Anderson against the Vatican, wildly claiming that the Vatican is somehow the direct “employer” of all of the world’s 412,000 Catholic priests and is somehow directly and legally responsible for any and all misconduct committed by them.
Anderson’s filing of his “stuntsuit” in 2002 predictably amassed tremendous mainstream media attention. But after years of wasted time and effort, and after a federal judge’s dismissal of the matter a year ago, Anderson quietly dismissed his frivolous appeal just last week.
This time, however, the mainstream media did not even take notice.
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