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Politics : Sharks in the Septic Tank -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Lazarus_Long who wrote (56025)	8/30/2002 7:16:14 PM
From: The Philosopher	Respond to of 82486

LOL!!! You little understand the legal system. I'm a single person up against a large corporation with multiple attorneys on staff. What enormous legal expenses? And a corporation that seemed to enjoy litigation -- I was warned going in that they liked to be sued, that they would NEVER settle. Corporate attorneys sometimes get that way -- they spend so much time on boring stuff that they long for a chance to get into the courtroom, which, as long as you're not one of the litigants, is quite often a real kick. Plus, one thing you, not being a Washington attorney may not realize: given the amount at issue, if I had sued and lost, I would most likely have had to pay THIER attorneys fees. I can assure you, that is NOT a prospect that would appeal to me. So frankly I was expecting a major fight. But they looked at the situation, and, fact is, they realized right away that they were wrong and I was right. It was a slam dunk legal issue. You seem to have trouble understanding that simple concept, but there it is.

To: Lazarus_Long who wrote (56025)	8/30/2002 8:55:22 PM
From: J. C. Dithers	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 82486

What do you call it? Remember that you asked. So I'll answer. I call it bulls---t. CH says he didn't threaten to sue, but we'll leave that aside. If he uses the threat of enormous legal expenses. What the hell are you talking about? Where would enormous legal expenses come from? Let's say CH sued to get his full posting privileges restored. Do you envision this as a case that is going to the U.S. Supreme Court? Do you imagine that Alan Derschowitz, Barry Scheck, and Johnnie Cochran are going to become involved? Do you see the case dragging on for years, going from one courtroom to the next? Do you think CH would be awarded millions of dollars? (The only way CH would get a dime would be if he was proved right, and you wrong). There are lawyers on this site who have been suspended and took it like men. When was CH suspended? Overblown rhetoric ... yeah, I'd call it bulls--t. IMO, the simple truth is that SI didn't think the complaint was worth pursuing because the alleged violation was vague and without convincing proof. After trying a half-hearted solution that didn't work, they decided it wasn't worth their further time or trouble. Which is basically what many other posters believed then, and now.