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Originally Posted by kach22i
A small claims judgment is a stepping stone to a counter suit pushing it into regular court for the next five years and tens of thousands in lawyer fees.
People who get off screwing other people use this loophole to get the victim to settle for nothing and just walk away in frustration.
They have deeper pockets than you and are willing to go the distance, they do it to everyone they can. Avoid these people.
Yes, some people would rather spend $20,000 on lawyers than to pay a bill of $2,000............it's the principal of it. They crave the conflict and seek the battle.
Sick world.
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The Wal-Mart phenomenon.
They're well-known for spending MANY times the amount of a potential settlement in litigation and similar stalling tactics in a (successful) effort to establish a reputation as a company that WILL NOT settle, no matter what the amount.
I don't LIKE Wal-Mart, but I have to admit as far as this particular tactic goes, it's very sensible (long-term thinking) and it's saved them from being the target of many, many lawsuits. A lot of people would love to sue Walmart but they don't because they know they'll be run through hell on earth with their legal department for YEARS before they ever see Dollar #1.
It's screwy to think that such inherent biases towards those with deep pockets would be built into the system (since they can "buy" continuances, engage in all kinds of motions and stalling tactics, etc.) but there it is...