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This post makes no sense to me. You seem to really be a lawyer, and yet you think it would somehow make sense for this guy to fight an international case with p

by 55555 5y ago

This post makes no sense to me. You seem to really be a lawyer, and yet you think it would somehow make sense for this guy to fight an international case with potentially two third-parties over 12.5k? Most good lawyers charge $400+ per hour and want a $10k retainer. How is this making sense to you? Is it because in the event of a win the loser would likely pay all legal fees as well? Seems to me that hiring a lawyer in this case only makes sense for the lawyer. Unrelated, but I think two very likely possibilities here are that the guys business is failing so he decided to chargeback 12.5k worth of work to save money or that he is part of a bigger company that made a similar decision. Look up Saks 5th avenue chargeback situation. They did ~35 million USD in fraudulent chargebacks to make some free money, apparently.

gjs278 5y ago
Ansil849 5y ago
- tptacek 5y ago
  You can't write comments like this on Hacker News. You're required to assume good faith. Beyond which, the implication you're making here is asinine, given the person you're making it about.
- DannyBee 5y ago
  This sort of jaded cynicism with no knowledge of the people is precisely what causes so much of these problems in the first place
tptacek 5y ago
He's most definitely a lawyer. "These kinds of cases will get taken on contingency" means that there are lawyers who will take cases like this for no up-front fee, but rather a percentage of the winnings. Expensive lawyers charge $400+ per hour. There are all kinds of lawyers. The lawyer you e.g. use to sue your ex-landlord over a security deposit does not take a $10k retainer. The lawyer who manages the warrants and reps process for your M&A deal does.
DannyBee 5y ago
As mentioned (by me and others) in another comment, it appears confusing whether they are still in the same country. As I also said, if they are not, it would be vastly more complicated and expensive. In general, Non-US is not as “friendly” to this kind of game as the US

by 55555 5y ago

gjs278 5y ago

Ansil849 5y ago

tptacek 5y ago
You can't write comments like this on Hacker News. You're required to assume good faith. Beyond which, the implication you're making here is asinine, given the person you're making it about.
DannyBee 5y ago
This sort of jaded cynicism with no knowledge of the people is precisely what causes so much of these problems in the first place

tptacek 5y ago

He's most definitely a lawyer. "These kinds of cases will get taken on contingency" means that there are lawyers who will take cases like this for no up-front fee, but rather a percentage of the winnings. Expensive lawyers charge $400+ per hour. There are all kinds of lawyers. The lawyer you e.g. use to sue your ex-landlord over a security deposit does not take a $10k retainer. The lawyer who manages the warrants and reps process for your M&A deal does.

DannyBee 5y ago

As mentioned (by me and others) in another comment, it appears confusing whether they are still in the same country. As I also said, if they are not, it would be vastly more complicated and expensive. In general, Non-US is not as “friendly” to this kind of game as the US