Re:My Uber driver robbed me, so I took Uber to court and won
by jessriedel on Wednesday June 21, 2017 @04:27PM
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I get that big companies are not your friend, but is it really necessary to wage total war by using all possible legal advantages and issuing ultimatums? "Here is the evidence I have that you're in the wrong" can sometimes hurt you later in court, but it can avoid the entire mess by convincing the party that they will likely lose, or yield a compromise.
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Re:My Uber driver robbed me, so I took Uber to court and won
by ivraatiems on Wednesday June 21, 2017 @04:35PM
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> I get that big companies are not your friend, but is it really necessary to wage total war by using all possible legal advantages and issuing ultimatums?
Initially, no. By the time you're in a court of law, yes. Once you file suit - small claims or not - discussion time is over. If you make that decision prematurely, that's not great, but there's no taking it back except by dismissing the suit, which would have been a mistake.
Re:My Uber driver robbed me, so I took Uber to court and won
by quanticle on Wednesday June 21, 2017 @06:13PM
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>I get that big companies are not your friend, but is it really necessary to wage total war by using all possible legal advantages and issuing ultimatums?
Yes it is. Why? Because they won't hesitate to do exactly that to you in the reverse situation. In this (almost literal) prisoners dilemma, the corporation has already defected. You gain nothing by cooperating.
Re:My Uber driver robbed me, so I took Uber to court and won
by schwap on Wednesday June 21, 2017 @04:32PM
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> I get that big companies are not your friend, but is it really necessary to wage total war by using all possible legal advantages and issuing ultimatums?
I think when you're facing a large entity and their thousands of dollars per billable hour legal team, it makes sense to leverage any advantage you can.