>> You would pay their legal fees for trying to extort $27,970. Also, the cost of the legal fees may not be the same as what "they" paid. In some countries, I

>> You would pay their legal fees for trying to extort $27,970. Also, the cost of the legal fees may not be the same as what "they" paid. In some countries, I think the judge can determine what the fair price for the legal fees. This way the "loser" of the case isn't burned because the other party chose to hire a $1,000/h lawyer.