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I get that big companies are not your friend, but is it really necessary to wage total war by using all possible legal advantages and issuing ultimatums? "Here

I get that big companies are not your friend, but is it really necessary to wage total war by using all possible legal advantages and issuing ultimatums? "Here is the evidence I have that you're in the wrong" can sometimes hurt you later in court, but it can avoid the entire mess by convincing the party that they will likely lose, or yield a compromise.

schwap 9y ago
> I get that big companies are not your friend, but is it really necessary to wage total war by using all possible legal advantages and issuing ultimatums? I think when you're facing a large entity and their thousands of dollars per billable hour legal team, it makes sense to leverage any advantage you can.
ivraatiems 9y ago
> I get that big companies are not your friend, but is it really necessary to wage total war by using all possible legal advantages and issuing ultimatums? Initially, no. By the time you're in a court of law, yes. Once you file suit - small claims or not - discussion time is over. If you make that decision prematurely, that's not great, but there's no taking it back except by dismissing the suit, which would have been a mistake.
- kpxxx 9y ago
  > Once you file suit - small claims or not - discussion time is over. Not true in America at least. Parties can agree to settle at pretty much anytime. Most civil filings don't even make it to trial, and even those that do often end up in settlement.
someonewhocar3s 9y ago
Giving your casefile away, without receiving one in return, means the adversary is fully prepared, and you're not. It is close to obstruction of law. Don't. Especially not with Uber!
quanticle 9y ago
>I get that big companies are not your friend, but is it really necessary to wage total war by using all possible legal advantages and issuing ultimatums? Yes it is. Why? Because they won't hesitate to do exactly that to you in the reverse situation. In this (almost literal) prisoners dilemma, the corporation has already defected. You gain nothing by cooperating.

schwap 9y ago

> I get that big companies are not your friend, but is it really necessary to wage total war by using all possible legal advantages and issuing ultimatums? I think when you're facing a large entity and their thousands of dollars per billable hour legal team, it makes sense to leverage any advantage you can.

ivraatiems 9y ago

> I get that big companies are not your friend, but is it really necessary to wage total war by using all possible legal advantages and issuing ultimatums? Initially, no. By the time you're in a court of law, yes. Once you file suit - small claims or not - discussion time is over. If you make that decision prematurely, that's not great, but there's no taking it back except by dismissing the suit, which would have been a mistake.

kpxxx 9y ago
> Once you file suit - small claims or not - discussion time is over. Not true in America at least. Parties can agree to settle at pretty much anytime. Most civil filings don't even make it to trial, and even those that do often end up in settlement.

someonewhocar3s 9y ago

Giving your casefile away, without receiving one in return, means the adversary is fully prepared, and you're not. It is close to obstruction of law. Don't. Especially not with Uber!

quanticle 9y ago

>I get that big companies are not your friend, but is it really necessary to wage total war by using all possible legal advantages and issuing ultimatums? Yes it is. Why? Because they won't hesitate to do exactly that to you in the reverse situation. In this (almost literal) prisoners dilemma, the corporation has already defected. You gain nothing by cooperating.