Re: [ba-ohs-talk] A Need for Lawyers
Eric. (01)
I am too ignorant to contest what you say, but I love the fire. The starting
point is: WE MUST GIVE A DAMN! (02)
Then comes the next step ... (03)
Henry (04)
Eric Armstrong wrote: (05)
> Henry K van Eyken wrote:
>
> > I am not going to say that we don't need more lawyers, because I really
> > don't know. What I see happening, though, is that all the extra costs that
> > corparations incur (lawyers, advertising, etc.) simply taxes consumers. For
> > them, it is just the cost of doing business. So we end up paying for the
> > lawyers working both sides of each case.
>
> I have to disagree. Not that I really want more lawyers, but in this
> case the response you point to is *precisely* the point. When damage
> awards cut into profits, a lot of money is lost, and that affects stock
> prices. Etc., etc. (06)