4 ms·
Nonetheless, surely the point is well-made that just because 12 jurors or 1 judge decide that a presentation is more persuasive does not say anything about the
by NovemberWhiskey 4y ago
Nonetheless, surely the point is well-made that just because 12 jurors or 1 judge decide that a presentation is more persuasive does not say anything about the truth value of the underlying science.
Just look at the junk science of the FBI crime labs - and that stuff is being measured at the higher "beyond a reasonable doubt" standard.
- user3939382 4y agoAnother factor that makes Monsanto/Bayer look really bad here is that they lost despite having basically an unlimited legal budget with a huge team of lawyers versus this school groundskeeper and their case was so bad they still lost.
- gruez 4y ago>having basically an unlimited legal budget with a huge team of lawyers no, their budget is capped at the amount that they're suing for. If you're getting sued for $1M there's no point in spending more than $1M on lawyers. >versus this school groundskeeper and their case was so bad they still lost. According to the court filings for the appeal, Johnson was represented by >The Miller Firm, LLC Michael J. Miller, Curtis G. Hoke, Jeffrey A. Travers; >Baum, Hedlund, Aristei & Goldman, P.C.; R. Brent Wisner, Pedram Esfandiary; >Audet Partners LLP, Mark E. Burton Something tells me that he wasn't paying for all of this out of pocket.
- fomine3 4y ago> no, their budget is capped at the amount that they're suing for. If you're getting sued for $1M there's no point in spending more than $1M on lawyers. If it affects future worldwide business, they can spend more to protect overall business.