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Re: Shoplifting, concealment, liability presumption
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David Kastrup |
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Re: Shoplifting, concealment, liability presumption |
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Tue, 04 May 2010 16:08:38 -0000 |
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Alan Mackenzie <acm@muc.de> writes:
> Hyman Rosen <hyrosen@mail.com> wrote:
>> On 3/11/2010 3:26 AM, Alan Mackenzie wrote:
>>> In the system I envisage, such wouldn't normally be necessary, except
>>> in complicated cases.
>
>> There is already small-claims court for very small cases.
>
> Depends on where you are. But your emphasis on "very" is apt for
> anywhere I've lived.
>
>> But generally both sides in a dispute will want the most able advocates
>> they can get, and they will continue to want that no matter what system
>> is in place to adjudicate disputes.
>
> I disagree. Generally, both sides in a dispute want the dispute settled
> rapidly and cheaply enough that an adverse decision won't risk their
> standard of living.
>
> How cheap is cheap enough? I'd say, say, 10% of the value of the
> claim. Anything above that, the system's broken. Rapidly enough?
> Well, I can't see why a typical case couldn't be resolved in ~6 weeks.
> It was in times past.
If the value of the claim is $2000000000, 10% pays a lot of attorneys.
And "adverse decisions" can easily threaten your "standard of living"
even without legal costs.
The system has a problem when a favorable decision can threaten your
standard of living.
--
David Kastrup
- Re: Shoplifting, concealment, liability presumption, (continued)
- Re: Shoplifting, concealment, liability presumption, John Hasler, 2010/05/04
- Re: Shoplifting, concealment, liability presumption, Alan Mackenzie, 2010/05/04
- Re: Shoplifting, concealment, liability presumption, Hyman Rosen, 2010/05/04
- Re: Shoplifting, concealment, liability presumption, Alan Mackenzie, 2010/05/04
- Re: Shoplifting, concealment, liability presumption, Hyman Rosen, 2010/05/04
- Re: Shoplifting, concealment, liability presumption, Alan Mackenzie, 2010/05/04
- Re: Shoplifting, concealment, liability presumption, Hyman Rosen, 2010/05/04
- Re: Shoplifting, concealment, liability presumption, Alan Mackenzie, 2010/05/04
- Re: Shoplifting, concealment, liability presumption,
David Kastrup <=
- Re: Shoplifting, concealment, liability presumption, David Kastrup, 2010/05/04
- Re: Shoplifting, concealment, liability presumption, RJack, 2010/05/04
- Re: Shoplifting, concealment, liability presumption, RJack, 2010/05/04
- Re: Shoplifting, concealment, liability presumption, Hyman Rosen, 2010/05/04
- Re: Shoplifting, concealment, liability presumption, Alexander Terekhov, 2010/05/04
- Re: Shoplifting, concealment, liability presumption, RJack, 2010/05/04
- Re: Shoplifting, concealment, liability presumption, Hyman Rosen, 2010/05/04
- Re: Shoplifting, concealment, liability presumption, RJack, 2010/05/04