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With correct insurance/lawyer-agreements, the poor can set it up so that they have no chance of paying anything. It's not obvious that loser-pays would prevent
by georgecmu 16y ago
With correct insurance/lawyer-agreements, the poor can set it up so that they have no chance of paying anything.
It's not obvious that loser-pays would prevent them from setting it up as well.
- joe_the_user 16y agoI have friend who cases against the police and others on a contingency basis. Believe me, they do not have any capital to invest to indemnifying their client against a judgment. None. The possibilities of losing a fair amount of money in case of this sort would essentially write the police a blank check to engage in whatever without threat of lawsuit.
- georgecmu 16y agoI don't think the commenter I replied had these types of cases in mind. I think he meant "We don't get paid unless we get money for you" ambulance chaser type of lawyers.
- joe_the_user 16y agoUh... 1. We're talking about changing laws, so it would affect all lawyers pretty much equally. 2. I don't think any supposed '"We don't get paid unless we get money for you" ambulance chasers' have a lot of cash either.
- georgecmu 16y ago1. We're talking about changing laws, so it would affect all lawyers pretty much equally. Can you elaborate on this point? I don't see how a change in laws must affect all lawyers pretty much equally at all. 2. I don't think any supposed '"We don't get paid unless we get money for you" ambulance chasers' have a lot of cash either. Seems like they have enough cash to take out huge adverts on TV and in phone books.
- notahacker 16y agoThere are plenty of ways of censuring policemen which don't involve offering plaintiffs a risk-free way of enriching themselves.