Originally Posted by justin thyme
....... otherwise, no competent lawyer would be stupid enough to file such a case in the first place. Plaintiffs' lawyers get paid only if and when they win. They don't like to work for free.
Not at all.
For the benefit of those who don't know how the legal system works, you find out how much someone is insured for (say $10m) and then sue them for $20m, even though it seems ridiculous. but it gets their attention.
You then say "how much for me to settle and go away". They say "Nothing", so you then say "See you in court then".
The poor defendant is faced with all the loss of their time preparing the case, bad publicity, etc. So the offer of say $50,000 to go away starts to look attractive.
$25k for the claimant and $25k for the lawyer. No case in court. That's how lawyers get paid without winning, in fact without even starting. Being lawyers they know how to avoid getting done for blackmail as a result of all this.