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photon · 05-22-2023, 07:35 PM

I don't think so but one lawyer I heard said it's diminishing returns.. The judgment is based on the damages. So the jury would decide how much the damages are between time frame the last trial covered and the next trial covered. He said it would be harder to show any kind of significant damages, and the punitive amount is a percentage of damages, so they couldn't award $5,000 damages and $5M punitive.

And I don't think she can recover legal fees so it quickly becomes a losing proposition. Not to mention the hassle. It's probably pretty disruptive to one's life.

Unless someone rich is funding the legal fees and you REALLY want to just keep suing him over and over.

05-22-2023, 07:35 PM	#10304
photon The new goggles also do nothing. Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Calgary Exp:	I don't think so but one lawyer I heard said it's diminishing returns.. The judgment is based on the damages. So the jury would decide how much the damages are between time frame the last trial covered and the next trial covered. He said it would be harder to show any kind of significant damages, and the punitive amount is a percentage of damages, so they couldn't award $5,000 damages and $5M punitive. And I don't think she can recover legal fees so it quickly becomes a losing proposition. Not to mention the hassle. It's probably pretty disruptive to one's life. Unless someone rich is funding the legal fees and you REALLY want to just keep suing him over and over. __________________ Uncertainty is an uncomfortable position. But certainty is an absurd one.