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[Jay R. Ashworth]

On Tue, Sep 11, 2007 at 08:58:47PM -0600, Brian Wood wrote:
> David Brodbeck wrote:
> > On Sep 11, 2007, at 3:12 PM, R. G. Newbury wrote:
> >> Up here, and in most of the
> >> common law world, the loser in the litigation pays the winner's  
> >> legal costs.
> > 
> > I have really mixed feelings about "loser pays."  I think it would  
> > discourage individuals bringing suit against corporations, even if  
> > there was a good chance of success, because if they lost they might  
> > be bankrupted by having to pay the company's legal bills.  Meanwhile  
> > corporations wouldn't be similarly intimidated due to their deep  
> > pockets.
> 
> Another problem is that such a system discourages out-of-court
> settlements. I used to be involved in arbitrations that had "loser pays"
> clauses. When a case would settle both parties would refuse to pay,
> stating that they "didn't lose".

How about "richer person pays"?

Cheers
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