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the legal system is really complicated to an outsider[0]. lets look at these two qoutes: > The legacy payroll company ADP on Tuesday dropped its defamation law

the legal system is really complicated to an outsider[0]. lets look at these two qoutes: > The legacy payroll company ADP on Tuesday dropped its defamation lawsuit against ... competitor, Zenefits. and this > in a major victory for the startup, a U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California dismissed the lawsuit with prejudice While I understand how appeals work, this does seem contradictory. ADP decided to drop the lawsuit. ADP was told their case sucked and had it thrown out. I understand how this works, but reading the title it looked like a voluntary act, reading the article it looked like the only option. this was pretty much gradeschool bullying and name calling sorted out by a very stern principal and a few teachers who likely cost/charged millions in aggregate. [0] while this is true of all systems, it seems to be a greater extent with the law. which is fucked up, as everyone needs the law to be more clear.

rayiner 11y ago
As far as I can tell, the second quote from the article is incorrect. The lawsuit was not dismissed with prejudice (which is a legal term that means the judge issued a ruling dismissing the lawsuit without ability to re-file). Instead, there was a hearing on Zenefit's motion to dismiss, the judge indicated during the hearing that ADP's case wasn't going to fly, and ADP "voluntarily" withdrew before the judge issued an official ruling dismissing the case.
- ascagnel_ 11y ago
  It's also possible, but rare, for a judge to refuse a voluntary request to withdraw a suit; typically, this is because the judge intends to rule to dismiss with prejudice (they can't re-file). It's only really seen in states with strong anti-SLAPP protections against lawsuits designed to bully rather than resolve a grievance (hence the acronym, Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation).

rayiner 11y ago

As far as I can tell, the second quote from the article is incorrect. The lawsuit was not dismissed with prejudice (which is a legal term that means the judge issued a ruling dismissing the lawsuit without ability to re-file). Instead, there was a hearing on Zenefit's motion to dismiss, the judge indicated during the hearing that ADP's case wasn't going to fly, and ADP "voluntarily" withdrew before the judge issued an official ruling dismissing the case.

ascagnel_ 11y ago
It's also possible, but rare, for a judge to refuse a voluntary request to withdraw a suit; typically, this is because the judge intends to rule to dismiss with prejudice (they can't re-file). It's only really seen in states with strong anti-SLAPP protections against lawsuits designed to bully rather than resolve a grievance (hence the acronym, Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation).