Is there a potential of an appeal by the plaintiffs? Are they potentially trying to use the fee award as leverage against an appeal? I see that frequently. Plaintiffs will drop their appeal and defendant will drop its fee award.

Given that they were willing to pay each of the victims $30K plus in a settlement, knowing that they were going to win in court, I actually think they were probably really pissed at that point. They were probably thinking that they spent $700K on attorneys, offered a reasonable settlement to plaintiffs who would have…

I agree that there could be good applications of third-party funded lawsuits under the right conditions. On another note, the ACLU is really good at getting large law firms to partner with them on cases pro bono. I’ve worked with them pro bono on several cases. More firms and attorneys need to step up to the plate for…

Unless you are Hulk Hogan. I am not aiming that at you, but the hypocrisy on this site of yesterday’s article where they were defending their actions in posting a private sex tape vs. this article today is kind of crazy. You are absolutely right. Everyone deserves privacy.

Yeah, I was assuming she probably put down at least 20% also based upon the fact that she says her mortgage payments are less than $1800 a month (what she was paying in rent). But very good points.

As I said, different people have different experiences with doctors. You and your partner have the benefit of medical knowledge and experience that allows you to understand and be an advocate for yourself in the medical field that most people do not have. You’re absolutely right that people should be their own…

No shit. Assuming that her father put down the standard 20%, that’s $80K. With someone giving you $80,000, a lot of things are more affordable.

Agreed. And I’m jealous, of both of your activities, although the “court” part would depend upon what you were doing. Some court appearances are more exciting than others.

People have different experiences, and I’m glad that she was taken care of. But I was talking more about the diagnostic side. Personally, I had two male specialists miss the fact that I fractured two vertebrae when I was a young woman because they simply dismissed my pain. It took a female NP to finally do an actual…

This was wonderful. The line about how male doctors are dismissive of a woman’s pain is particularly insightful. I have heard this many times from women in healthcare when talking about their male colleagues. Which means I will also pick a female doctor, if possible.

And it’s not even a good threat, because they won’t agree to a pseudonym for trial.

Oh, I agree. I just can’t help but think, though, that it’s not just the assault, but it’s how people handle the aftermath. It is one thing to believe that your son is not capable of rape, but to allow him and his friends to continue to harass the victim (sending around videos of the assault, etc.) is just insane.

Hopefully they will someday. In my state, judgments are good for ten years, and can be easily renewed after that. And a judgment attaches automatically to real property. You can also levy against personal property. If they have not paid, then they still might. Or, as you are likely suggesting, their parents already…

Or it could be the Hulk effect in the sense that she doesn’t want to be associated with a website that violates privacy by posting someone’s private sex tape. I’m getting real tired of everybody pretending like Gawker was the one who was victimized here. In any case, I still love this website, but I can certainly see…

I would feel bad, if the majority of people on here did not agree with me. I don’t think it’s womansplaining (or any sort of ‘splaining) if you don’t have to explain it to the 90 people who have approved your post.

So if it went straight to the judge’s pocket, you would still think it was a fine?

I think it’s just one factor to consider when determining whether it is a fine or not. If the scheme says that you can essentially assess someone a fine in whatever amount you want, then the law is going to be subject to all kinds of abuse. For example, in the United States, we already have harsher penalties that are…

It’s an oldie, but goodie. A way of insulting someone, said with a saccharine tone typically, that does not actually sound like an insult. More regions should adopt it. .

Are you southern? I don’t think I’ve heard that insult since I’ve been in the south.

Glad I could make you feel better about your perceived superiority ;)