On Sat, 04 Apr 2009 10:27:35 -0400, amicus_curious wrote: > "Thufir Hawat" <hawat.thu...@gmail.com> wrote in message > news:e2dbl.724$9t6....@newsfe10.iad... >> On Wed, 01 Apr 2009 12:34:29 -0400, amicus_curious wrote: >> >>> "Thufir Hawat" <hawat.thu...@gmail.com> wrote in message >>> news:3ijal.118624$rg3.97...@newsfe17.iad... >>>> On Wed, 01 Apr 2009 08:55:28 -0400, amicus_curious wrote: >> [...] >>>> All it really indicates is that is was likely a term or result of the >>>> settlement. The underlying reason for the settlement can only be >>>> speculated. >>>> >>> YOU can say that, but what would a jury say? There are a bunch of >>> companies licensing the FAT system already and here is a company who >>> wanted to fight originally who surrendered quickly. And you want to >>> bank on the infinitessimal probability that it was all a mistake? >> >> >> Err, why would a jury have anything to say about a settlement? How >> could this settlement ever be introduced as evidence in some other >> case? The point of settling is, partially, to avoid a jury. >> > You say that the reason they settled cannot be determined, but it must > be that TomTom had no confidence in winning and were concerned with > minimizing their likely loss.
Where's your evidence? It's just guess work and interpretation. The lack of a statement from TomTom is telling. No one has posted firsthand knowledge about what TomTom was thinking. > My reference to a jury was in regard to > TomTom's certain introspection about their chances, not about what a > jury would infer from a settlement. The purpose of a settlement is to > avoid a verdict not just a jury considering the implications of a > previous case. If I am charged with some civil issue and pay a > settlement, the fact that I paid is evidence that I accepted some > liability for what I was charged with. A jury can consider that in a > subsequent case, it is a matter of public information. -Thufir _______________________________________________ gnu-misc-discuss mailing list gnu-misc-discuss@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/gnu-misc-discuss
