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This is insane. Is this unique to the US legal system?
by aeurielesn 3y ago
This is insane.
Is this unique to the US legal system?
- rwmj 3y agoSLAPP is common in the UK too unfortunately. Here's a particularly egregious example involving a Minister: https://archive.ph/dVard https://archive.ph/dVard Another one involving the Wirecard fraud where Wirecard sued the FT: https://archive.ph/J05QO https://archive.ph/J05QO Another one involving Putin's cronies suing a writer: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/dec/22/roman-abramovich-settles-libel-claim-over-putin-biography https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/dec/22/roman-abramovi... A bitcoin guy: https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2022/09/12/who-can-say-who-is-not-satoshi-hodlonaut-and-wright-go-to-trial-to-find-out/ https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2022/09/12/who-can-say-who-i...
- jgeada 3y agoNot sure it is unique, but it is certainly a very real property of the system. In many cases, the point isn't to ever get to trial, it is just to exhaust the finances, resources or time for the other party. It has been manipulated over a long period of time to be particularly friendly to the people and corporations with the deepest pockets.
- aidenn0 3y agoSLAPPs (Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation) can be an issue in any system of torts. Solutions vary from specific anti-SLAPP laws (which Massachusetts actually has, but apparently it's hard to prove), to making awarding attorney's fees to the winner a typical outcome. The issue is always about balancing the two sides, since it's really difficult to increase the barriers to filing frivolous lawsuits without also increasing the barriers to filing legitimate lawsuits.