alt Hacker NewsSo basically a lower compensation is too low to justify the costs so it's either all in court or nothing? This design seems heavily biased towards the part with larger resources. Cost of litigation should be proportional to a reasonable settlement.
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skinfaxi • yesterday at 1:28 PM
> Cost of litigation should be proportional to a reasonable settlement.
What do you mean by this?
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frshgts • yesterday at 4:27 PM
Welcome to America. Our legal system is heavily biased towards parties with more resources.
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That’s why there are contingency agreements. There are a lot of lawyers out there. If one of them thinks there’s a good chance he’ll win, they’ll take the case.
> Cost of litigation should be proportional to a reasonable settlement.
What you’re really saying is that attorneys’ fees should proportionate to claim size. But I don’t think that works. If I am bound and determined to take a dispute for a $3 refund all the way to the Supreme Court, why should me attorney be required to do all that work for $1 or whatever?