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On Tue, 2008-04-22 at 14:17 -0600, RB wrote: |
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> I worry that, in the outside chance the |
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> bylaws are ever legally tested (since that seems their original reason |
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> to exist), the approach would be judged as naive optimism. |
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That's true, but having experience with the legal system. It's not so |
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cut and dry. The benefit must be worth the costs. It's pretty expensive |
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and time consuming to get any sort of a judgment. More so if it must |
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come from a judge, instead of a arbitrator, negotiation, etc. |
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Then even if you are lucky enough to get a legal judgment. If it's one |
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were you were awarded $ or etc. You get the joy of then having to |
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collect on that. Of which you have to give up a percentage, unless you |
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do it yourself. Much less the amount must be great enough for a |
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collector to take interest. |
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FYI, I have a legal issue/dispute right now with At&t wrt to |
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advertising. I have spoken with their lawyers. Who because of cost |
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versus benefit. Have removed themselves, and the matter is now back to |
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At&t to resolve. I might counter sue in small claims or etc. But till I |
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have a need, as in At&t tries to take some action, or places a lien, etc |
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against my business. It's pretty moot, and they can't do a thing, that |
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won't cost them more than they are already into things more. Very likely |
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just cut their losses :) |
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Also having being on the other side of things, I blew >$20k trying to |
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recover some of a $150k investment in a partnership. Despite others |
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advice, I didn't cut my losses. So instead of just $150k, that was $170k |
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+. Not to mention a judgment was awarded at one point. For ~$60k, and I |
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couldn't even find a collector willing for ~30%. |
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I still have judgment, and I have collect 0 on it :( |
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Now if all this was law suits over principles and there is no financial |
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judgment to be collected on. The reward must really be great, to justify |
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the expense. Which might not be $ but will surely be time. Legal stuff |
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moves slower than molasses in Antarctica. |
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William L. Thomson Jr. |
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