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Originally Posted by stomachmonkey
Try wrapping your head around losing $1.5 M because the contract said refundable instead of recoup able.
I have come to realize disputes over contracts serve only to prove who had the better attorney that day vs which party was wrong or right.
YMMV
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Indeed.
However, the role of an attorney is not to find the "truth" or to defend what is "right or wrong." The role of an attorney is to provide the best offense or defense for his client. In the case of contracts, it often results in the parsing of words rather than demonstrating which party is right or, more generally, what is the right thing to do. To the general public and the losing party, this is what tends to make attorneys as appealing as a Drano enema. For the winning party, it's what makes them tolerable.