Re:Yes, Google Uses Its Power to Quash Ideas It Doesn’t Like
by unityByFreedom on Friday September 01, 2017 @10:45AM
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> when it comes to lawsuits there are absolutely "weight classes" involved
I don't dispute that. I think it's common knowledge, particularly among techies who are all too familiar with patent trolls.
Lawsuits aren't the only option. He could also go to the press. Unless this guy settled a suit, he's not legally bound to be vague. As it is, it's another unverifiable claim on the internet from an anonymous source. Too many to count.
What it boils down to is that when an attorney sends an accusation to your legal team, your legal team has to respond. The bigger the company, the more nonsense requests they can afford to send to your team which drives up your legal expenses in terms of billable hours. They can't not-respond.
The old "get 50 boxes of files" when requesting an single paper trope is a thing that actually does happen.
The bigger the opposition, the more of those requests will come across and the more things your team will have to respond to. If you had a $2000 dispute with a huge company, if they wanted to they could ensure that your legal bill was hundreds of thousands of dollars, which increases your personal level of risk if you lose the case. If you lose, you're bankrupt.
The only way you can afford to get in a court battle like that is if you have that type of money to risk.
Source: Friends with a lot of lawyers for some reason