In-depth Article on the Autoadmit Lawsuit
posted by Dave Hoffman
The article is in Portfolio magazine, and it’s a very good read. Check it out. I hope to have more comments later.
February 12, 2009 at 1:13 pm
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JP - February 12, 2009 at 2:16 pm
Very interesting. I was surprised it identified so many names. I had though the plaintiffs sued as Jane Does? (I assume their identities weren’t hard to determine, but I think that was the first time I had seen them). It also ID’d several defendants, who (unless I missed something) had apparently settled in exchange for promises not to out them. This article would seem to decrease the incentive for the remaining defendants to privately settle.
Howard Wasserman - February 12, 2009 at 4:41 pm
I would have liked to have seen a bit more about whether many or most of the comments are actionable, as opposed to being just reprehensible and obnoxious (which generally is not unlawful or tortious). Is this an example of gaining relatively small settlements because defendants want to avoid embarrassment, without regard to the real merit of the claims?
That said, I am using the AutoAdmit complaint in Civ Pro and this story lends context that you cannot always get from reading a bare-bones complaint.
Marc J. Randazza - February 18, 2009 at 5:17 pm
You’re using the AutoAdmit complaint in Civ Pro? This complaint?
Please tell me you’re using it as a negative example.
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