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Government agencies would not take a suit unless it's a slam dunk.
by kelukelugames 10y ago
Government agencies would not take a suit unless it's a slam dunk.
- JackFr 10y agoThat's definitely not true. In many cases, corporations realize that settling is cheaper than fighting and winning -- and government agencies bank on that.
- kelukelugames 10y agoThat's definitely not true. Can you name many cases where the government filed frivolous suits? If you can't provide a list then have you thought about where that opinion came from? Government agencies are afraid of having a reputation like this so they don't touch questionable suits. Otherwise, agencies would receive even more frivolous complaints. Agencies are political. Settling weak cases looks bad to the voters. However, agencies are required to investigate every claim no matter how stupid. The people who hope to settle are ones with failed investigations. Those have to pay for their own lawyers, eg Pao vs Klein Perkins. On the other hand, companies have more incentive to settle when government agencies are suing because the case is tight.