Lawyers always want controll whether it benefits the client or not. I don't
agree that the attorneys would go balistic beause the statements on the list
are not from the plaintiffs or defendants. You are comparing the
participants statements to those of non-participants. Do you thnk that the
antitrust action against microsoft wasn't talked about or the mcdonald's hot
coffee suit. Of course they were by the public and that is what is going
on here. If gwmicro were making these statements or jaws then you would be
correct.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Alan R. Downing" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Robert Grimwood" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[email protected]>
Sent: Friday, July 25, 2008 5:25 AM
Subject: Re: pending lawsuit
Guys,
Has anyone given consideration to the possibility that all of this public
hand wringing and strategizing might not be wise?
I have been involved in/with a number of suits over the years, including a
major one against Honeywell, and I can state with certainty that my legal
team would have gone ballistic if they saw something like this. Lawyers
always want to be in control over the publicity surrounding the case;
maybe the lawyers won't have a problem with all of this, but maybe they
will. The point is, list members aren't in a position to make that call.
As just one example of the control that attorneys like to impose is this.
When my Honeywell case finally got to trial after 2 years of discovery,
they wouldn't even permit my then fiance, or even my mother, to attend
court for the 7 weeks that the trial lasted. Not one day, not even when
the jury returned a verdict in my favor.
Anyhow, I earnestly believe that a bit of caution as it regards public
statement might well be in order.
Just my 2 cents.
ARD
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