Lawyer: Nifong won't pay lacrosse players

Former Durham DA Mike Nifong Lawyer: Nifong won't pay lacrosse players By Anne Blythe, Staff WriterComment on this story DURHAM - A lawyer for Mike Nifong said in court documents today that three exonerated lacrosse players cannot expect any money from the fallen prosecutor. Nifong's lawyer, Jim Craven, filed a 19-page document in federal court in response to a suit filed by the former Duke players, who are seeking damages for malicious prosecution and conspiracy. Craven said the case should be handled in bankruptcy court. "These creditors, certainly their counsel, have to know that they will never collect so much as $35 from Mike Nifong," the response says. "They must know that, yet still they come." Former players Dave Evans, Collin Finnerty and Reade Seligmann filed suit in October, alleging that Nifong, the city of Durham... [read full story]