Thread by @MichaelEMann

There have been some wildly untruthful claims about the recent dismissal of libel litigation against Tim Ball circulating on social media. Here is our statement (facebook.com/MichaelMannSci…):

Here is a followup statement from my lawyer Roger McConchie regarding the Tim Ball defamation case responding to additional false claims by climate change deniers:

What does it say about Tim Ball's honesty (and that of the right-wingers trumpeting the latest court development) that they conveniently failed to note that Ball sought to dismiss the case based on his alleged health problems:

Furthermore, Ball's request for dismissal rested heavily on the assertion that his defamatory remarks about me were largely ignored anyway:

BC Court never made any finding that I failed to produce any data. Anyone claiming otherwise is lying or facilitating a lie.
Ball got case dismissed based on:
1. Complaints about his age and poor health
2. Arguing his attacks on me were impotent anyway.

My lawyer's statement:

From Tim Ball's affidavit supporting his application for dismissal of lawsuit due to delay:

1. On his age, and poor health/infirmity:
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2. On the fact that his accusations against me have been given no credibility by the average, reasonable reader:

Since some people seem to have reading comprehension issues, here's a followup statement by my lawyer Roger McConchie with regard to the Tim Ball libel suit:

"this allegation is more baseless nonsense" -- my lawyer Roger McConchie in regard to the additional claim being made by climate change deniers that we were somehow unresponsive to discovery requests.

I'm less charitable: these are lies. And those who repeat them are liars.