Birther Gets Slammed with $177,707.00 in Attorneys' Fees andSanctions

[carterstamp]

Originally Posted by wrecking ball

oooof!

Brooklyn judge slams birther lawsuit as 'fanciful, delusional and irrational' and orders theorist to pay $177G - NY Daily News

Good! Then they should pay the taxpayers back for wasting the court's time.

[wrecking ball]

Originally Posted by meson

..... with any luck others will take a warning from this.

it doesn't look like it:

"I’m going to have this thing overturned and I’m not going to pay a dime,” vowed Strunk.

[monkeywrenching]

Originally Posted by wrecking ball

oooof!

Brooklyn judge slams birther lawsuit as 'fanciful, delusional and irrational' and orders theorist to pay $177G - NY Daily News

well, i dont see how the judge can force this person to pay for those lawyer bills. judges never forced cities to pay for gun makers lawyers bills after they were always thrown out for being a foolish lawsuit.

[wrecking ball]

Originally Posted by monkeywrenching

judges never forced cities to pay for gun makers lawyers bills after they were always thrown out for being a foolish lawsuit.

can you cite a specific case where a city was ordered to pay legal fees to a gun manufacturer?

[meson]

Originally Posted by wrecking ball

it doesn't look like it:

"I’m going to have this thing overturned and I’m not going to pay a dime,” vowed Strunk.

Good, I hope he enjoys his jail cell.

[McBain II]

Originally Posted by Dane_in_LA

To make the analogy fit, the mascara brush producer would have to deliberately use a mascara brush design known to cause eye injuries, have a history of internal documents acknowledging there was a problem with the mascara brush design and a history of lawsuits from injured customers. Oh, you also have to have someone go on the stand and say "due to our customers' unique usage pattern, they like steel-tipped mascara brushes", only to be confronted with a subpoenaed internal memo documenting the exact opposite.

Incidentally, the first McDonald coffee lawsuit brought was for medical costs only - 20K or so. It was only when McDonald countered with an offer of a coupon for another cup of coffee (or something similarly insulting, the offer was so trifling nobody can remember it) that the full legal machinery was brought to bear.

There are really, seriously frivolous lawsuits, but that one is a bad example.

Yep.

Here is a good, simple breakdown of the McDonald's coffee case.

The Actual Facts about the Mcdonalds' Coffee Case

[pghquest]

Originally Posted by Dale Cooper

There are huge differences between the words 'always' and 'usually'.

And since 'frivolous' is subjective, why not make it always, for everyone? It should be.

I never said always, nor usually, where you absolutely said NO they dont.

Originally Posted by Dale Cooper

Huh? No, they don't.

Clearly they not only do, but the law often demands it.

[texdav]

Like no one will see a dime of this like others like it.

[pghquest]

Originally Posted by wrecking ball

can you cite a specific case where a city was ordered to pay legal fees to a gun manufacturer?

Dix v. Beretta U.S.A. Corp.

[wrecking ball]

Originally Posted by pghquest

Dix v. Beretta U.S.A. Corp.

that wasn't a city that was ordered to pay. the plaintiffs ordered to pay were the dix family, handgun control, inc. and the san francisco law firm of hersh & hersh. i can't find any mention on if the fees have/haven't been payed.

again, can you cite any city being ordered to pay legal fees to a gun manufacturer?