Author: Bob Durrett
Date: 13:23:24 01/08/04
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On January 08, 2004 at 16:19:05, Robert Hyatt wrote: >On January 08, 2004 at 16:01:24, Bob Durrett wrote: > >>On January 08, 2004 at 15:54:31, Mark R. Anderson wrote: >> >>>On January 08, 2004 at 14:04:18, Robert Hyatt wrote: >>> >>>>On January 08, 2004 at 12:55:19, Steve Maughan wrote: >>>> >>>>>Christophe, >>>>> >>>>>[snip] >>>>>>...And you would lose and have to pay for all the legal fees. >>>>> >>>>>This is the case under British law but, as I understand it, it's not the case >>>>>for US law where everyone pays their own costs. On this one I prefer the >>>>>British system. The US system seems to have the dynamic that if you have money >>>>>you can bully other since they will need to find cash to defend themselves. >>>>>Maybe this is the reason why there are so many lawyers in the US (~10% of my >>>>>phone book is 'Lawyers') >>>>> >>>>>Steve >>>> >>>>You can counter-sue for "damages", which in this case would be attorney's >>>>fees... That happens often enough. >>> >>>Robert, >>> >>>I'm not a lawyer (so perhaps I can still hope to have my soul), but I have been >>>told that you can sue someone under Tort law for "Misuse of Legal Process" where >>>you can show that someone is merely legally bullying you, should have known they >>>were wrong, or is just plain misusing the process. Of course another opinion >>>posted here that those with money can often bully those without in this country >>>remains true. Money does talk. >> >>Please don't leave everybody with the false impression that the rich can bully >>the poor with impunity. Here in the USA, there is a legal process in place >>which can be used to effectively counter frivolous law suits. The problem is >>that the typical "poor slob" is neither aware of this nor can afford to hire a >>good lawyer to explain it to him. My friend, who had been the victim of >>frivolous law suits, finally "wised up" and then put a stop to it once and for >>all. >> >>Bob D. >> > >While there is a process, it is long and painful. That is the sad >part of the entire thing. Even if you are right, and you win, you lose >a _lot_ of time. And, unfortunately, while you can recover damages in >the form of attorney's fees you paid to defend yourself, you can't get >your own time compensated for very easily, if at all... I guess the bottom line is: maybe it's prudent to just stay away from Gothic Chess entirely? Bob D. > >>> >>>Japan is a country where it is viewed as important to settle one's differences, >>>and apologize, without suing. There are many fewer lawyers per capita in Japan >>>than in the US. I heard that when Japan was at a very prosperous economic time, >>>many American lawyers wanted to go practice in Japan. The Japanese forbid them >>>from doing that, because they were afraid the American lawyers would want to go >>>around suing everyone, causing a big mess. Now if only we could do that in this >>>country .... >>> >>>Mark Anderson
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