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I blame everything but the lawyers. A functional and just legal system depends on both parties having effective legal representation. Our current system falls f
by JohnBooty 4y ago
I blame everything but the lawyers. A functional and just legal system depends on both parties having effective legal representation. Our current system falls far short of that ideal but I never feel that lawyers are the issue.
It's the system itself, as well as the Zenimaxes and Martys of the world, that I blame.
- skrebbel 4y agoSure, but how are those stalling tactics and threat-laden scare letters “effective legal representation” and not just bullying the little guy?
- JohnBooty 4y agoI think we both hate those toxic, bullying behaviors. But lawyers don't do those things on their own. They're doing it at the express direction of ZeniMax. They may even be direct employees of Zenimax, who knows. I'm not totally absolving lawyers from blame, but they're much closer to being a symptom than the problem.
- monadology 4y agoIt's worth noting as well that the decision to settle is (at least nominally) reserved solely to the client. If Marty/id/Zenimax say no settlement, hold the line then ultimately the outside law firm can't do much to wrap things up. They can drop the client, but that has issues of its own. I think corporate law uses the rationale about legal representation to shield itself from much soul-searching around bad behavior, but that's another discussion and the underlying principle is certainly true.