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The cases fell like ducks in a row. It was horrible to watch this. The clients would cry. They were depressed. “The judge said you don’t have a case,” he’d say. And he’d keep the money.
Why would a lawyer deliberately lose a lawsuit?
Because he doesn’t want to finance it under terms of his own retainer. And he makes more with these $10,000 retainers than he would selling used cars.
It happens.
The cases fell like ducks in a row. It was horrible to watch this. The clients would cry. They were depressed. “The judge said you don’t have a case,” he’d say. And he’d keep the money.
Why would a lawyer deliberately lose a lawsuit?
Because he doesn’t want to finance it under terms of his own retainer. And he makes more with these $10,000 retainers than he would selling used cars.
It happens.
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Date: 2017-01-29 03:52 am (UTC)Можно просто по-русски?
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Date: 2017-01-30 02:11 am (UTC)Надо проверять track record нанимаемых профессионалов.
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Date: 2017-01-30 03:58 am (UTC)