Jury Awards $850,000 In Louisville Slugger Case - Page 3

z06boy · 11-02-2009, 05:24 PM

This is such BS I don't even know what to say except...

What do you have when you have 10,000 lawyers at the bottom of the ocean ?

A good start.

Smittie61984 · 11-02-2009, 09:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Apoc

The family who sued should have been sentenced to death by beating with a louisville slugger.

But make sure it's an aluminum. If it's made of wood it won't hurt you.

I think a good start would be a "Loser Pays" system. As in if you sue someone and loose then you pay the defendents lawyer fees and more.

Avatard · 11-02-2009, 09:09 PM

Loser pays legal costs would fix everything.

OneSickPsycho · 11-02-2009, 09:14 PM

God damnit. Fuck these retards.

pdog · 11-02-2009, 10:14 PM

Judges often lead a jury to believe that they have to rule one way or another on a case if a certain set of facts are established. It's too bad more people don't know about Jury Nullification:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jury_nullification

Sean · 11-02-2009, 10:43 PM

Many jury verdicts in cases like this are decided on whether or not the defendant can afford the payment rather than any culpability in the case.

The standard for guilt in a civil suit is much lower than in a criminal suit -- "responsible" rather than "beyond a reasonable doubt"

Smittie61984 · 11-02-2009, 10:44 PM

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Originally Posted by pdog

Judges often lead a jury to believe that they have to rule one way or another on a case if a certain set of facts are established. It's too bad more people don't know about Jury Nullification:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jury_nullification

I think the main problem is the most people learn about law is from Law & Order, Legally Blonde, and My Cousin Vinny. A few may learn some from 12 Angry Men.

goof2 · 11-03-2009, 12:24 AM

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Originally Posted by Smittie61984

But make sure it's an aluminum. If it's made of wood it won't hurt you.

I think a good start would be a "Loser Pays" system. As in if you sue someone and loose then you pay the defendents lawyer fees and more.

[QUOTE=Avatard;286503]Loser pays legal costs would fix everything.QUOTE]

It may help, but far too many people are winning the "idiot lottery" for this to go away. Keep in mind most of the plaintiff's attorneys in cases like this are working on contingency. If they loose the lawyer get paid nothing. Theoretically this should prevent many frivolous lawsuits. In practice it doesn't seem to work very well.

tommymac · 11-03-2009, 06:49 AM

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Originally Posted by karl_1052

Because the pitcher does not have $850,000

And the batter is dead, if the family did this for brandon they should donate the money to some worthy cause instead of their own pockets.

Tom

karl_1052 · 11-03-2009, 07:04 AM

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Originally Posted by tommymac

And the batter is dead, if the family did this for brandon they should donate the money to some worthy cause instead of their own pockets.

Tom

No, the batter hit the pitcher with the ball(poorly written article, surprise.)

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z06boy Letzroll Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Lake Norman area, NC Moto: 07 Red R1 & 07 Blue R6 Posts: 5,265	This is such BS I don't even know what to say except... What do you have when you have 10,000 lawyers at the bottom of the ocean ? A good start.

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OneSickPsycho Ride Like an Asshole Join Date: Feb 2008 Moto: nothing... Posts: 11,254	God damnit. Fuck these retards.

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pdog Refugee Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: San Francisco, CA Moto: Pimped 2005 SV650 Posts: 332	Judges often lead a jury to believe that they have to rule one way or another on a case if a certain set of facts are established. It's too bad more people don't know about Jury Nullification: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jury_nullification

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Sean giggity Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: socal Moto: street, sumo & dirty Posts: 1,071	Many jury verdicts in cases like this are decided on whether or not the defendant can afford the payment rather than any culpability in the case. The standard for guilt in a civil suit is much lower than in a criminal suit -- "responsible" rather than "beyond a reasonable doubt"