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Strategies & Market Trends : Roger's 1998 Short Picks -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Yamakita who wrote (12539)	8/10/1998 12:11:00 AM
From: S Shaw	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 18691

Yamakita: Wexler strikes me as a person who does a lot of research and can probably take care of himself. I would only reiterate what I posted some time ago. Corporations can use a lawsuit to silence a person even when that person is right. I am an attorney (a sole practioner who has done primarily criminal defense work) and I have witnessed large companies with the resources to bring serious pressure with what appears to be an entire pack of jackels in the court room. My sarcasm overflowed one day when I commented to a judge that he had at least $2000 an hour live on the hoof in his courtroom. Unless you have extremely deep pockets, I suggest that you bite your tongue even though your are convinced that your are right. Scott Shaw

To: Yamakita who wrote (12539)	8/10/1998 1:40:00 AM
From: Roger A. Babb	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 18691

Yamakita, my guess is that Wexler has enough resources that he can tolerate the risk of lawsuits. These "questionable" companies general go after the "small pockets" shortseller or naysayer who must back down from a pack of wellfunded lawyers. Though I often agree with Wexler's claims, I do not agree with his strong word attacks. The facts are enough. I am also well enough funded that I do not fear frivolus lawsuits. But I value my time enough so that I try not to say anything that would provoke a company. Even so I have received some threats but so far all have stopped short upon realizing that I could and would put up a serious defense and did not say anything that I could not defend. Just stick to the facts, avoid labels and you will be OK. Don't call a company a scam or imply that a company officer is lying unless it is a fact that you are prepared to defend.