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A comment on Thomas verdict: willful infringement, $1.92 million penalty. Parent comment

Re:Thomas verdict: willful infringement, $1.92 million penalty by emmett on Thursday June 18, 2009 @10:01PM (#664494)
I understand your sentiment, but you're wrong. We need lawyers who will work even for despicable clients. The reason for this rule is that everyone is entitled to legal representation they can trust.

The clients really are at fault here.

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Re:Thomas verdict: willful infringement, $1.92 million penalty by greendestiny on Thursday June 18, 2009 @10:23PM (#664526)
I'd say the law (not lawyers) was at fault as well, or even mostly. A legal system can't rely on the honesty or ethics of claimants and defendants to function correctly almost by definition.
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