Comments on: How Much Do Lawsuits Cost? http://www.CALaborLaw.com/2008/09/26/how-much-do-lawsuits-cost/ Legal news and tips for employees Sun, 05 Feb 2012 23:07:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: San Antonio Employment Law Blog http://www.CALaborLaw.com/2008/09/26/how-much-do-lawsuits-cost/comment-page-1/#comment-1803 San Antonio Employment Law Blog Sun, 09 Oct 2011 21:49:48 +0000 http://www.CALaborLaw.com/?p=198#comment-1803 <strong>Length and Cost of a Lawsuit...</strong> My friend Gene Lee wrote a good post about how long discrimination lawsuits can take. He refers to statistics showing that from start to finish, the average lawsuit will take 22 months. That sounds about right for the San...... Length and Cost of a Lawsuit…

My friend Gene Lee wrote a good post about how long discrimination lawsuits can take. He refers to statistics showing that from start to finish, the average lawsuit will take 22 months. That sounds about right for the San……

]]> By: Eugene Lee http://www.CALaborLaw.com/2008/09/26/how-much-do-lawsuits-cost/comment-page-1/#comment-1360 Eugene Lee Tue, 09 Mar 2010 17:58:35 +0000 http://www.CALaborLaw.com/?p=198#comment-1360 Tom, I couldn't agree more. I had a case where the defendant filed 37 affirmative defenses. Just before trial, all but 1 defense was dismissed. All the time spent by the parties trying to prove/disprove the 36 other defenses was wasted. Maybe you and I should start a website devoted to frivolous defenses. Tom, I couldn’t agree more. I had a case where the defendant filed 37 affirmative defenses. Just before trial, all but 1 defense was dismissed. All the time spent by the parties trying to prove/disprove the 36 other defenses was wasted. Maybe you and I should start a website devoted to frivolous defenses.

]]> By: Eugene Lee http://www.CALaborLaw.com/2008/09/26/how-much-do-lawsuits-cost/comment-page-1/#comment-1575 Eugene Lee Tue, 09 Mar 2010 17:58:00 +0000 http://www.CALaborLaw.com/?p=198#comment-1575 Tom, I couldn't agree more. I had a case where the defendant filed 37 affirmative defenses. Just before trial, all but 1 defense was dismissed. All the time spent by the parties trying to prove/disprove the 36 other defenses was wasted. Maybe you and I should start a website devoted to frivolous defenses. Tom, I couldn’t agree more. I had a case where the defendant filed 37 affirmative defenses. Just before trial, all but 1 defense was dismissed. All the time spent by the parties trying to prove/disprove the 36 other defenses was wasted. Maybe you and I should start a website devoted to frivolous defenses.

]]> By: Eugene Lee http://www.CALaborLaw.com/2008/09/26/how-much-do-lawsuits-cost/comment-page-1/#comment-1576 Eugene Lee Tue, 09 Mar 2010 17:58:00 +0000 http://www.CALaborLaw.com/?p=198#comment-1576 Tom, I couldn't agree more. I had a case where the defendant filed 37 affirmative defenses. Just before trial, all but 1 defense was dismissed. All the time spent by the parties trying to prove/disprove the 36 other defenses was wasted. Maybe you and I should start a website devoted to frivolous defenses. Tom, I couldn’t agree more. I had a case where the defendant filed 37 affirmative defenses. Just before trial, all but 1 defense was dismissed. All the time spent by the parties trying to prove/disprove the 36 other defenses was wasted. Maybe you and I should start a website devoted to frivolous defenses.

]]> By: Tom Crane http://www.CALaborLaw.com/2008/09/26/how-much-do-lawsuits-cost/comment-page-1/#comment-1330 Tom Crane Mon, 01 Mar 2010 15:03:44 +0000 http://www.CALaborLaw.com/?p=198#comment-1330 "frivolous" lawsuits do exist, but generally not in the employment area. As Gene points out, they are too expensive and risky to file without a strong factual basis. BUT, some lawyers do "dabble" in employment law and file suits that are more based on lack of fairness than on actual violation of some law. More common IMO are frivolous defenses. Defense attorneys routinely lodge pointless defenses that cannot possibly pertain to a particular lawsuit. Some defense attorneys not all, but some then will file weak or frivolous motions for summary judgment. “frivolous” lawsuits do exist, but generally not in the employment area. As Gene points out, they are too expensive and risky to file without a strong factual basis. BUT, some lawyers do “dabble” in employment law and file suits that are more based on lack of fairness than on actual violation of some law.

More common IMO are frivolous defenses. Defense attorneys routinely lodge pointless defenses that cannot possibly pertain to a particular lawsuit. Some defense attorneys not all, but some then will file weak or frivolous motions for summary judgment.

]]> By: Tom Crane http://www.CALaborLaw.com/2008/09/26/how-much-do-lawsuits-cost/comment-page-1/#comment-1573 Tom Crane Mon, 01 Mar 2010 15:03:00 +0000 http://www.CALaborLaw.com/?p=198#comment-1573 "frivolous" lawsuits do exist, but generally not in the employment area. As Gene points out, they are too expensive and risky to file without a strong factual basis. BUT, some lawyers do "dabble" in employment law and file suits that are more based on lack of fairness than on actual violation of some law. More common IMO are frivolous defenses. Defense attorneys routinely lodge pointless defenses that cannot possibly pertain to a particular lawsuit. Some defense attorneys not all, but some then will file weak or frivolous motions for summary judgment. “frivolous” lawsuits do exist, but generally not in the employment area. As Gene points out, they are too expensive and risky to file without a strong factual basis. BUT, some lawyers do “dabble” in employment law and file suits that are more based on lack of fairness than on actual violation of some law.

More common IMO are frivolous defenses. Defense attorneys routinely lodge pointless defenses that cannot possibly pertain to a particular lawsuit. Some defense attorneys not all, but some then will file weak or frivolous motions for summary judgment.

]]> By: Tom Crane http://www.CALaborLaw.com/2008/09/26/how-much-do-lawsuits-cost/comment-page-1/#comment-1574 Tom Crane Mon, 01 Mar 2010 15:03:00 +0000 http://www.CALaborLaw.com/?p=198#comment-1574 "frivolous" lawsuits do exist, but generally not in the employment area. As Gene points out, they are too expensive and risky to file without a strong factual basis. BUT, some lawyers do "dabble" in employment law and file suits that are more based on lack of fairness than on actual violation of some law. More common IMO are frivolous defenses. Defense attorneys routinely lodge pointless defenses that cannot possibly pertain to a particular lawsuit. Some defense attorneys not all, but some then will file weak or frivolous motions for summary judgment. “frivolous” lawsuits do exist, but generally not in the employment area. As Gene points out, they are too expensive and risky to file without a strong factual basis. BUT, some lawyers do “dabble” in employment law and file suits that are more based on lack of fairness than on actual violation of some law.

More common IMO are frivolous defenses. Defense attorneys routinely lodge pointless defenses that cannot possibly pertain to a particular lawsuit. Some defense attorneys not all, but some then will file weak or frivolous motions for summary judgment.

]]> By: charles http://www.CALaborLaw.com/2008/09/26/how-much-do-lawsuits-cost/comment-page-1/#comment-457 charles Sat, 21 Feb 2009 15:43:31 +0000 http://www.CALaborLaw.com/?p=198#comment-457 i would simply add, what your comment implies: that a plaintiff who wants to bring a questionable lawsuit would not be able to retain an attorney to take the case on a contingency basis and would have to pay his/her attorney hourly fees (on a current basis), likely to equal or exceed the $10,000 hard costs. i would simply add, what your comment implies: that a plaintiff who wants to bring a questionable lawsuit would not be able to retain an attorney to take the case on a contingency basis and would have to pay his/her attorney hourly fees (on a current basis), likely to equal or exceed the $10,000 hard costs.

]]> By: charles http://www.CALaborLaw.com/2008/09/26/how-much-do-lawsuits-cost/comment-page-1/#comment-1493 charles Sat, 21 Feb 2009 15:43:00 +0000 http://www.CALaborLaw.com/?p=198#comment-1493 i would simply add, what your comment implies: that a plaintiff who wants to bring a questionable lawsuit would not be able to retain an attorney to take the case on a contingency basis and would have to pay his/her attorney hourly fees (on a current basis), likely to equal or exceed the $10,000 hard costs. i would simply add, what your comment implies: that a plaintiff who wants to bring a questionable lawsuit would not be able to retain an attorney to take the case on a contingency basis and would have to pay his/her attorney hourly fees (on a current basis), likely to equal or exceed the $10,000 hard costs.

]]> By: Weidmann Law http://www.CALaborLaw.com/2008/09/26/how-much-do-lawsuits-cost/comment-page-1/#comment-445 Weidmann Law Tue, 20 Jan 2009 09:35:56 +0000 http://www.CALaborLaw.com/?p=198#comment-445 Thank you for the referral link. Thank you for the referral link.

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