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I'm no lawyer, but isn't the most exciting fact about this lawsuit that it takes place in Germany? That means no settlements or other silly American business.
by tinco 12y ago
I'm no lawyer, but isn't the most exciting fact about this lawsuit that it takes place in Germany? That means no settlements or other silly American business.
Just two parties making their case in front of a judge, and the judge deciding who is right and what the repercussions are.
- slapshot 12y agoSurely, two parties can settle a civil case in Germany. Otherwise every dispute between two neighbors over a fence would end up taking up the court's time when they are perfectly capable of agreeing to a solution. Two seconds of Google research suggest that settlements are possible: https://books.google.com/books?id=zZoibg8oR1QC&pg=PA132&lpg=PA132&dq=germany+out+of+court+settlement&source=bl&ots=4_lrCM9oBO&sig=symVw-nXxvPwJsLa_sKmbDx_f4k&hl=en&sa=X&ei=a7z4VMigII_ZoATM64HQBQ&ved=0CCoQ6AEwBDgK#v=onepage&q=germany%20out%20of%20court%20settlement&f=false https://books.google.com/books?id=zZoibg8oR1QC&pg=PA132&lpg=... You might mean plea bargaining, which is more of a US-centric feature, but that's only applicable to criminal cases. This is a civil suit between two parties.
- Tomte 12y agoWe also have plea bargaining, in various forms.