{"id":12213,"date":"2019-10-10T22:59:38","date_gmt":"2019-10-10T22:59:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/?p=12213"},"modified":"2019-10-10T22:59:39","modified_gmt":"2019-10-10T22:59:39","slug":"nra-wins-ollie-loses-on-reimbursements","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/?p=12213","title":{"rendered":"NRA Wins, Ollie Loses On Reimbursements"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='__iawmlf-post-loop-links' style='display:none;' data-iawmlf-post-links='[{&quot;id&quot;:5554,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.bloomberg.com\\\/news\\\/articles\\\/2019-10-10\\\/nra-wins-dismissal-of-ex-president-north-s-suit-over-legal-fees&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:null,&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;}]'><\/div>\n<!-- Global site tag (gtag.js) - Google Analytics -->\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/www.googletagmanager.com\/gtag\/js?id=UA-147431441-1\"><\/script>\n<script>\n  window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || [];\n  function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);}\n  gtag('js', new Date());\n\n  gtag('config', 'UA-147431441-1');\n<\/script>\n\n\n\n<p>The National Rifles Association will not have to pay former NRA President Oliver North&#8217;s legal bills. That was the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2019-10-10\/nra-wins-dismissal-of-ex-president-north-s-suit-over-legal-fees\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> ruling today by Justice Joel Cohen<\/a> in the <a href=\"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/2019\/06\/21\/the-nra-new-york-lawsuit-ollie-nor.html\">lawsuit brought by the NRA<\/a> seeking a declaratory judgement. Col. North had sought indemnification for legal expenses incurred as a result subpoenas in the second Ack-Mac case and the Senate Finance Committee&#8217;s request for documents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2019-10-10\/nra-wins-dismissal-of-ex-president-north-s-suit-over-legal-fees\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">From Bloomberg.com:<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p> Justice Joel Cohen said Thursday that the gun rights group isn\u2019t required under its internal rules or state bylaws to indemnify North for expenses he\u2019s incurring as a witness in legal matters triggered by the infighting, including a probe of the NRA\u2019s nonprofit status by New York\u2019s attorney general.<br><br><br>The turmoil began when North alleged that Wayne LaPierre, the organization\u2019s longtime leader and public face, used the NRA to enrich himself, an accusation LaPierre denied. North was accused of trying to overthrow him.<br><br><br>Ruling from the bench, Cohen said the case boiled down to the meaning of a 93-word sentence in the NRA\u2019s bylaws and didn\u2019t hinge on allegations between the parties, including the group\u2019s claim that North acted in bad faith when he began looking into alleged wrongdoing at the organization.<br><br><br>\u201cNo sentence should be 93 words long, but once you wade through it, the meaning is clear,\u201d Cohen said. \u201cColonel North\u2019s reading would require something close to a blank check, and that\u2019s just not what the bylaw says.\u201d <\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>As of this writing, the NY State Courts Electronic Filing system does not have the actual ruling posted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As might be expected, NRA outside counsel William Brewer III called this a &#8220;resounding win&#8221; for the NRA. What would be interesting to know is how much Brewer, Attorneys and Counselors billed to handle this case. It would also be interesting to know what the legal bills submitted by Col. North amounted to by comparison.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This case was on the surface about whether Col. North was entitled to indemnification or reimbursements of his legal bills incurred. Below the surface you have a very successful effort to get rid of Chris Cox who was a potential successor to Wayne LaPierre. It also consolidated the hold that Brewer has over LaPierre by damaging those who were independent of Brewer or who opposed him. You see more and more of that coming out as time has passed. <\/p>\n<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The National Rifles Association will not have to pay former NRA President Oliver North&#8217;s legal bills. 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