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Originally Posted by Vulcan
Bargaining I'd guess but Vlad is the expert.
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Yeah, and I think Vlad is correct.
These kind of things don't make me proud of the legal system we work with but what Ferland has done is legally likely a good strategy. I say this because I believe (based only on admittedly second or third hand reports) that Ferland was a drunken lout that night and is lucky he wasn't convicted. Now he's doubling down in the civil matter (remember OJ-- not guilty criminally, liable civilly-- the criminal verdict does not let you avoid civil responsibility).
Counter-suing civilly as strong as he is is likely to reduce any settlement agreed upon, unless the claimant (and his lawyer) are ready to go the distance. Probably not a profitable/reasonable venture given the claimant was also by all reports a drunken lout.
Either way, I don't respect Ferland.