Re:Loser-Pays makes lawsuits fairer in Europe. It could work...
by georgecmu on Thursday October 14, 2010 @10:06PM
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I don't think the commenter I replied had these types of cases in mind. I think he meant "We don't get paid unless we get money for you" ambulance chaser type of lawyers.
Re:Loser-Pays makes lawsuits fairer in Europe. It could work...
by joe_the_user on Friday October 15, 2010 @12:04AM
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Uh...
1. We're talking about changing laws, so it would affect all lawyers pretty much equally.
2. I don't think any supposed '"We don't get paid unless we get money for you" ambulance chasers' have a lot of cash either.
Re:Loser-Pays makes lawsuits fairer in Europe. It could work...
by georgecmu on Friday October 15, 2010 @11:17PM
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1. We're talking about changing laws, so it would affect all lawyers pretty much equally.
Can you elaborate on this point? I don't see how a change in laws must affect all lawyers pretty much equally at all.
2. I don't think any supposed '"We don't get paid unless we get money for you" ambulance chasers' have a lot of cash either.
Seems like they have enough cash to take out huge adverts on TV and in phone books.
Re:Loser-Pays makes lawsuits fairer in Europe. It could work...
by notahacker on Friday October 15, 2010 @07:23AM
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There are plenty of ways of censuring policemen which don't involve offering plaintiffs a risk-free way of enriching themselves.
Believe me, they do not have any capital to invest to indemnifying their client against a judgment. None.
The possibilities of losing a fair amount of money in case of this sort would essentially write the police a blank check to engage in whatever without threat of lawsuit.