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IIRC, a John Doe defendant got a young aggressive lawyer hoping to make a name for himself to defend him pro bono. The lawyer started digging hard, refused to
by chowells 10y ago
IIRC, a John Doe defendant got a young aggressive lawyer hoping to make a name for himself to defend him pro bono. The lawyer started digging hard, refused to just accept a dismissal, and went on a counter-attack that eventually dug up enough for other parties to join in.
Huh. Phrased like that, it sounds like a John Grisham novel.
- Already__Taken 10y agoWhich is a great story but it's a little terrifying if it's "System working as intended" It seem to have only come this far because they doubled down on some already outlandishly scumbag behaviour. If they'd just stopped this might have all blown over for them.
- caf 10y agoIt does kind of make you wonder how frequent tactics like "strawman defendant" or "made up hacking claims to get discovery" are used by other firms - because it sure seems like these guys got caught because they kept up these sorts of tactics relentlessly.
- jessaustin 10y agoFrom that perspective, all the publicity surrounding this firm might actually make the problems associated with them worse. Other unscrupulous lawyers might study this and learn which specific mistakes not to make, rather than learning to avoid this model altogether.
- faster 10y agoTheir primary error was arrogance, assuming that they were smarter than anyone challenging them even in the face of evidence to the contrary. I don't think there is a cure for that, short of US Marshals at your door with a warrant and handcuffs.