ESPN - Patriots lawsuit appears unlikely

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May 15, 2008 9:31 AM

Posted by ESPN.com's Mike Sando

The Patriots are no longer considering a lawsuit against the Boston Herald now that the newspaper has apologized for its erroneous Spygate story, the Boston Globe notes. Herald editor Kevin R. Convey took responsibility for the mistake, while reporter John Tomase plans to elaborate on what went wrong Friday.

The thought of attorneys calling as witnesses Robert Kraft, Bill Belichick, Ernie Adams and others in the Patriots organization might appeal from a selling-papers standpoint. But the Herald, which not long ago lost a prominent libel case, appears to be taking steps to avoid liability. Tomase's explanation becomes the next step.

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