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If I'm suing you and I file a motion for summary judgement in my favor, do you need to respond to it? How much is your attorney going to be charging for the tim
by fencepost 8y ago
If I'm suing you and I file a motion for summary judgement in my favor, do you need to respond to it? How much is your attorney going to be charging for the time required for that response?
Now imagine that I'm filing multiple motions per week some of which may require a fair amount of time to respond to, so you're getting billed for 10-40 hours of attorney time per week. How long can you sustain that burn rate?
This ties into SLAPP (Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation, aka "I may not be able to win my suit, but I can make you spend hundreds of thousands of dollars to defend against it anyway") and the saying "You can beat the rap, but you can't beat the ride" ("we may not be able to convict you, but we can drag a court case out for years and ruin your life").