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What alternative is there? For the court to say to both parties, “no, you’re not allowed to come to this mutually agreeable resolution. Keep paying lawyers to l
by Waterluvian 4y ago
What alternative is there? For the court to say to both parties, “no, you’re not allowed to come to this mutually agreeable resolution. Keep paying lawyers to litigate this and keep using up the court’s time.” ?
I mean… maybe there’d an idea in there, but I’m not sure it’s practical.
- capableweb 4y ago> What alternative is there? No need to find an alternative. Same outcome but remove the "Ok, sure I'm guilty, but I don't admit to actually doing it". If you agree to lose the case, agree that you're in the wrong.
- Waterluvian 4y agoWho decides what counts as a win or a lose when parties agree to a settlement? Are there cases where it’s not obvious who is really doing all the winning? Mind you I don’t have any answers and I’m not intending on being adversarial. I just don’t immediately see how this can work.
- jonas21 4y agoThe plaintiffs are free to not settle and continue the case if that's what they want. Are you proposing that they should be forced to do that?
- mrguyorama 4y agoWhat's good for an individual set of plaintiffs (mostly their lawyers) is actively unhealthy and unhelpful for society as a whole, and indeed should be avoided.
- j16sdiz 4y agoIt is more like: instead of paying $X for lawyers and waste time in court, business would rather pay $Y and settle the case.