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Originally Posted by Yakbutter
Stuff like this really annoys me. The Legal system is not some tool for rich turds to try and get the last word in on someone. It's there to settle serious matters and shouldn't be clogged up with frivolous garbage like this.
There should be some sort of punishment for bringing forward cases like this.
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There is, though it's perhaps not enough of a deterrent for someone with plenty of money. The losing party normally pays costs to the winner, calculated by a schedule to the rules of court, based on the quantum of the damages sought. It's hard to be exact, but a costs award in a case like this could exceed $35,000, even if the trial is relatively simple.