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madinmaryland (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-31-07 05:03 PM Original message |
Jury tacks $8 million in punative damages in funeral case |
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The Velveteen Ocelot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-31-07 05:04 PM Response to Original message |
1. Good. Bankrupt those a-holes. |
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downindixie (321 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-31-07 06:36 PM Response to Reply #1 |
13. 2.66 million and I get the rest! anytime! |
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MethuenProgressive (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-31-07 05:09 PM Response to Original message |
2. That'll put $ 2.666 million in the trial lawyer's pockets. |
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madinmaryland (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-31-07 05:12 PM Response to Reply #2 |
3. In this case, if it bankrupts those assholes so they cannot afford to travel, |
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MuseRider (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-31-07 05:22 PM Response to Reply #3 |
9. I agree |
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mike_c (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-31-07 05:13 PM Response to Reply #2 |
4. are those, like, hiking lawyers...? |
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MethuenProgressive (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-31-07 05:17 PM Response to Reply #4 |
6. My other boards are hiking ones! |
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The Velveteen Ocelot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-31-07 05:16 PM Response to Reply #2 |
5. Do you really think the plaintiff is going to collect a nickel of this judgment? |
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kestrel91316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-31-07 05:22 PM Response to Reply #5 |
8. The lawyers don't mind the free advertising value of a big case like this. |
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Faygo Kid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-31-07 05:49 PM Response to Reply #2 |
11. Trial lawyers who vindicate the powerless against the powerful - Vampires? |
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MethuenProgressive (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-31-07 05:59 PM Response to Reply #11 |
12. Trail lawyers who take 1/3 of the victim's money are "heros" to you? |
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depakid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-31-07 06:38 PM Response to Reply #12 |
14. I hope you and your family never need an attorney |
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MethuenProgressive (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-31-07 07:02 PM Response to Reply #14 |
17. The ones I've hired will do anything, absolutely *anything*, for a fee. |
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depakid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-31-07 07:16 PM Response to Reply #17 |
19. Sounds to me like you didn't get the result you wanted |
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MethuenProgressive (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-31-07 07:18 PM Response to Reply #19 |
20. I pay more, so I always win. That's the American way. |
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Tesha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-01-07 07:02 AM Response to Reply #17 |
38. You'e hiring the wrong attorneys. |
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MethuenProgressive (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-01-07 07:26 AM Response to Reply #38 |
40. I hire winners. "Ethics"? Lawyers have the ethics you pay them to have. |
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Tesha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-01-07 08:46 AM Response to Reply #40 |
42. You apparently buy your ethics -- others just "have" ethics. |
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MethuenProgressive (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-01-07 01:31 PM Response to Reply #42 |
45. Right, and lawyers "have" the ethics you pay them to have. |
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hedgehog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-01-07 10:27 AM Response to Reply #40 |
44. A lawyer is required to argue for the client. Arguing for a guilty client |
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Tesha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-02-07 06:16 AM Response to Reply #44 |
46. Lawyers, though, are not allowed to lie. |
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1932 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-31-07 11:22 PM Response to Reply #14 |
32. The plaintiffs don't pay a penny of taxes on those verdicts. I'm sure they're happier paying 33% |
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KAZ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-31-07 06:45 PM Response to Reply #12 |
16. They probably took it with no guarantee of anything. |
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MethuenProgressive (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-31-07 07:03 PM Response to Reply #16 |
18. But they wouldn't "take it" unless they thought they'd get a fee. |
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KAZ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-31-07 07:35 PM Original message |
I'm not grokking you. You want someone to risk their.. |
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MethuenProgressive (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-31-07 07:53 PM Response to Original message |
26. "for what"? A reasonable, non predatory, fee. |
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BadgerLaw2010 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-31-07 08:05 PM Response to Reply #26 |
30. If the jury award is small, or they lose, plaintiff's lawyers can lose enormous amounts of money. |
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Faygo Kid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-31-07 07:27 PM Response to Reply #12 |
21. Please don't hire a trial lawyer. Please go one-on-one with Donald Trump. His resources vs. yours. |
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MethuenProgressive (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-31-07 07:30 PM Response to Reply #21 |
22. Trump would win. He has more money to pay lawyers. That's the American way. |
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Faygo Kid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-31-07 07:35 PM Response to Reply #22 |
23. Yeah, who needs lawyers like John Adams and Darrow? |
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MethuenProgressive (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-31-07 07:52 PM Response to Reply #23 |
25. Predatory lawters should be jailed, not rewarded. |
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Faygo Kid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-31-07 07:55 PM Response to Reply #25 |
27. And they should be jailed without due process, no doubt. |
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MethuenProgressive (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-31-07 08:01 PM Response to Reply #27 |
28. I want the legal system fair to all, not just the wealthy - that's Progressive. |
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Faygo Kid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-31-07 08:07 PM Response to Reply #28 |
31. Trial lawyers provide a key to the court house for those who are not wealthy. |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-31-07 07:37 PM Response to Reply #22 |
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izquierdista (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-01-07 06:52 AM Response to Reply #22 |
36. Best idea ever! |
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BadgerLaw2010 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-31-07 08:02 PM Response to Reply #12 |
29. How else do you propose people sue? Hourly billing is expensive and plaintiffs are generally poor. |
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Bandit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-01-07 10:12 AM Response to Reply #2 |
43. How much would they have received without those lawyers? |
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bluestateguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-31-07 05:22 PM Response to Original message |
7. I call on the ACLU to sit this case out and let the jury's verdict stand |
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madinmaryland (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-31-07 05:27 PM Response to Reply #7 |
10. It will be interesting to see how/if the ACLU does weigh in on this case. nt |
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KAZ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-31-07 06:43 PM Response to Reply #7 |
15. Why? I doubt they'll get involved in a civil case. Just curious. n/t |
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madinmaryland (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-01-07 07:27 AM Response to Reply #15 |
41. I would assume they could argue free speech? |
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Az (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-31-07 11:55 PM Response to Original message |
33. Updated story $11 Million |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-01-07 01:50 AM Response to Reply #33 |
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Az (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-01-07 05:12 AM Response to Reply #34 |
35. What in the world are you smoking? |
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Vinca (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-01-07 06:55 AM Response to Reply #34 |
37. Somebody hasn't had their medication yet today. nt |
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Ganja Ninja (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-01-07 07:11 AM Response to Reply #34 |
39. If it weren't for the picketing of soldiers funerals the right wing |
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