Nothing dishonest about it. The lawyer has a duty to his client and must prepare the case for trial. That costs

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Mar 30, 2023
11:51:54pm

BIG XII Coug Unemployed BIG XII advisor

Time and money. Loser pay discourages settlements and encourages more trials. That's the natural effect.

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BIG XII Coug

Previous username: njcoug
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Time

I loved the outcome of the Paltrow trial - The Loser should always pay

Jersey hunter

3/30/23 9:13pm

He’ll just file bk

OU Cougar

3/30/23 9:19pm

Weird case. I don’t get the motivation for either party to take this all the way

Jay Kay

3/30/23 9:20pm

You don't?

Courtimedes

3/30/23 9:21pm

For him, I don’t think the risk is worth whatever his share of a 300k judgment

Jay Kay

3/30/23 9:33pm

He originally wanted $3.1M. By this stage, there's little doubt his court costs

PGVikingDad

3/30/23 9:43pm

I thought lawyers in these types of lawsuits worked on contingency, for a share

Japan Coug

3/30/23 10:40pm

I think it was the other way around. He originally was going to ask for $300K

Stringer Bell

3/31/23 9:41am

He was a fool - if it was only worth $300k he should never have sued

Jersey hunter

3/30/23 10:38pm

Many countries are loser pays. The US decided that structure would reduce the poor’s likelihood of seeking justice.

slappy

3/30/23 9:21pm

If a poor person has the facts on their side they would have no trouble finding

Jersey hunter

3/30/23 10:43pm

One problem is that many lawsuits are not contingency-based, like all the stupid

Japan Coug

3/30/23 10:48pm

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TrackCoug

3/31/23 11:11am

Interesting issue. It does seem overly punitive for the loser to always pay 100%

Japan Coug

3/30/23 10:46pm

I just like that this is in the entertainment category

Great38

3/30/23 9:29pm

She didn’t….her insurance company did.

detroitdad

3/30/23 10:16pm

Plaintiff lawyers love a loser pays system. It actually encourages frivolous lawsuits

BIG XII Coug

3/30/23 10:41pm

Must be a way to cap or fix fees to avoid this

Jersey hunter

3/30/23 10:47pm

Nothing dishonest about it. The lawyer has a duty to his client and must prepare the case for trial. That costs

BIG XII Coug

3/30/23 11:51pm

Good points.

Japan Coug

3/30/23 10:50pm

Yep, section 1983 lawsuits against the government and title vii as well

gilmerbuckeye

3/31/23 12:38am

I will be surprised if he has to pay for her fees.

BYULAWGUY

3/31/23 2:36am

Loser pay creates a cottage industry of overbilled small lawsuits.

BNcoug

4/1/23 7:43am

I saw a case where an attorney was getting disbarred for essentially this-

Courtimedes

4/1/23 8:29am

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