The plaintiffs are going to be able to prove all of their claims. The Register-Guard played a key role in generating the witch hunt that so grossly violated the rights of all three basketball players. Plaintiffs' attorneys will be able to show that UO phalanx of media massagers (public relations officials) watch the newspapers carefully everyday and respond to any negative publicity about the UO and its various athletic programs. Plaintiffs' attorneys will likely present the UO with copies of the many articles which contained defamatory statements, and as the PR people if they read those articles. Almost every single one of those articles is now disappeared from the RG website. The fact is, the UO had a legal obligation to defend falsely accused students. And contrary to its normal operation, in this case it sat on its hands while the RG and many other media outlets destroyed the reputations of these three male students.