Re:Miso pays disputed $10k referral bonus to ex-engineer, ap...
by sliverstorm on Friday May 11, 2012 @02:05AM
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The fact that you mention a court might review such a situation, strongly suggests it is in fact somewhat ambiguous.
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Re:Miso pays disputed $10k referral bonus to ex-engineer, ap...
by creamyhorror on Friday May 11, 2012 @02:52AM
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I don't see your logic. A court would review it if one of the sides brought it to court. It doesn't suggest that the issue is 'ambiguous', or that the company has a leg to stand on once they're actually in court.
Re:Miso pays disputed $10k referral bonus to ex-engineer, ap...
by nknight on Friday May 11, 2012 @02:54AM
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Many things end up in court that are not ambiguous, which is why summary judgement[1] exists.
Although it is usually impossible to predict the outcome of a vaguely-defined case (I hit and killed you with my car, am I liable?), a case where all relevant facts are known (I hit and killed you with my car while you were legally crossing at a crosswalk, my light was red, and I was speeding) is utterly unambiguous, but will still end up in court if one side refuses to settle, no matter why they refuse.