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In reply to the discussion: Buyer who tossed $1m ticket "Its my money" - May Karma visit soon and often [View all]jberryhill
(62,444 posts)18. Neither of them were willing to share in a settlement
Settlements don't happen when the two people can't agree.
In a situation with this, the person with the money holds the greater degree of negotiation power, since their walkaway position is "I get it all, and you get nothing."
The person who does not have any of the money of course knows that. Consequently, the rational settlement point will still result in the larger share of the money going to the person who had it all as the default position.
But you seem to want the person who did not get any of the money to abandon her claim by making an admission on national television to that effect.
You are, in effect, siding with the person who is the more "greedy" of the two.
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Ruby the Liberal
May 2012
OP
they should split the money and be done with it, otherwise, 2 lawyers will end up with it all
dionysus
May 2012
#64
A lot of people don't have time to "waste" (lol) scratching the entire ticket.
ScreamingMeemie
May 2012
#46
I am a lowly convenience store employee. If you don't sign the ticket (which I encourage you
ScreamingMeemie
May 2012
#45