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> So without any other evidence why should we assume that estimate is wrong? We shouldn't assume that the estimate was accurate either, for a couple of reasons
by bdowling 6y ago
> So without any other evidence why should we assume that estimate is wrong?
We shouldn't assume that the estimate was accurate either, for a couple of reasons:
First, the defendant definitely has more information (e.g., manager's employment records). More information usually leads to a more accurate valuation. And the defendant seems to have valued the case higher because it hired the expensive defense attorney.
Second, Gamemaster's attorney dropped the case, probably because they lacked the required experience with these types of employment cases. If they lacked the required experience to handle the case, then they probably weren't qualified to give an accurate valuation either.
- JamesBarney 6y agoYou're reading a lot into his comment and making a lot of assumptions. 1. Defendant had more information 2. The extra information was so important it would increase the value of the case 50x (there are not very many pieces of information in an employment suit that would increase a payout by 50x that an employee wouldn't know about) 3. They hired a very expensive attorney because of this reason.(as opposed to for intimidation reasons) 4. Gamemasters attorney was inexperienced. 5. Gamemaster's attorney's lack of experience caused him to drop the case. 6. Gamemaster's attorney's lack of experience also led him not be able to give an accurate valuation.
- bdowling 6y agoYou're right that we don't have a whole lot of information and shouldn't make assumptions. To that point, the number Gamemaster gave could have been an amount that he personally would have settled for and not a number that his attorney came up with.