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The problem is that a sufficiently wealthy adversary can fund a case with little to no merit and the worst case outcome is having to pay the attorney's fees of
by qq66 10y ago
The problem is that a sufficiently wealthy adversary can fund a case with little to no merit and the worst case outcome is having to pay the attorney's fees of the defendant. In the best case you can just bleed your opponent dry. This happened to Mother Jones.
- tinduck 10y agoThe Mother Jones case is completely different. Florida has anti-SLAPP laws, Idaho doesn't. Maybe Florida anti-SLAPP laws aren't good enough, I don't know. But it's a tough balance. Bollea's case was determine by a judge to have enough merit to take to court. Bollea will probably lose on appeal. But he definitely has the right to his day in court.