On Mon, 29 Jan 2001, Sonja van Baardwijk-Holten wrote:
> Darryl Shannon schreef:
>
> > OK, here's why a company would WANT the right to be sued. If I can't
> > be sued, then I can't be held to a contract. If I can't be held to a
> > contract, no one will sign a contract with me. If I can't sign
> > contracts, I can't hire people, I can't agree to purchase things, I
> > can't agree to provide goods and services for money. Unless there is
> > some penalty for non-performance a contract is worthless. So, if a
> > corporation can't be sued it is a non-entity economically.
>
> Ever tried to sue a large company? They flatten you on the spot. So it
> might be a right, but it hardly ever can be excersised in reality.
You ever been with a small company that was being sued? That's no fun,
believe me. (But I've heard some funny deposition stories, at least.)
Julia
