As I recall from John Akula's Corporate Law class, judges in the US tend to be sympathetic to the following argument: "Defendant has never worked in any other

As I recall from John Akula's Corporate Law class, judges in the US tend to be sympathetic to the following argument: "Defendant has never worked in any other industry. He has three kids. He's gotta work." (That's for regular employees--it's a different issue with founders who may have significant equity stake and such.)