> Adam wrote: > The threat is only effective against people uninformed enough to forego > competent legal counsel and attempt to navigate legal waters themselves. >
Well, not sure how many of these you've been though, but I've been through a bunch, with facts about exactly the same, and that's one of the threats every time. To the point where a suit is "dismissed" the opposing attorneys have to do research and write up a defense. Then it all has to be presented. Many times that work is enough to make the trouble worth more than doing nothing. I'm with you that we're an overly litigious society, but, hey, if you can sue for hot coffee in the lap and win then why not? This is why ladders cost a fortune - the liability of manufacture due to past litigation is priced into them. If we look at Bruce's case, for example, the Baylor attorneys have made all kinds of threats and allegations. My guess is that they're all bogus and easily defeatable, but in any case Bruce is backing off because it's not worth it to him to research into it. QED. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;160198600;22374440;w Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:248832 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
