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Re:I wrote a negative Yelp review and it made my life a nigh... by dmitrygr on Tuesday May 29, 2018 @02:08PM (#17181595)
Good point. In civil cases the equivalent is a "settlement offer". Made famous my the RIAA. Pay us $5000/song you downloaded or we'll sue you for $5 million, and you cannot afford that. We might not win, but if we do, you're boned!
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Re:I wrote a negative Yelp review and it made my life a nigh... by retsibsi on Tuesday May 29, 2018 @11:40PM (#17184885)
> We might not win, but if we do, you're boned!

Isn't it worse than that -- more like 'we might not win, but you're probably boned either way'? I may be wrong but I have the impression that it's relatively rare to be awarded full costs, and anyway you'll have to pay your lawyers up front.

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