Re:An Early Retirement
by lauradhamilton on Wednesday February 26, 2014 @05:43PM
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Yours is not so much a legal question as it is a negotiation question.
I think you're probably right, but brinkmanship would be incredibly time-consuming, stressful, and distracting. They have more important things to worry about right now.
If your question is, who would win the battle in the court of public opinion? For sure Watsi would win. No doubt in my mind.
How relevant is the court of public opinion in a matter like this? Seems like Watsi realized they had more to lose than gain.
Re:An Early Retirement
by trysomething on Wednesday February 26, 2014 @09:11PM
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It might actually be great publicity. Watsi is awesome, but not well known amongst the general populace (who are probably far more likely to donate to dubious organizations like the "christian children's fund").
As Chase Adam said in his startup school speech, Watsi merely has to get people to look at it's patients' pictures and read their stories.
They could have had their lawyers draw up a reasoned defense, then used that to wrangle a settlement offer whereby Watsi takes a large-ish donation in return for changing their logo.
Reason being a big battle would hit the larger plaintiff much harder in terms of public opinion. A little brinksmanship could do them a world of good.
Thoughts? Any legal eagles want to weigh in on whether this be a feasible course of action?