Peter Thiel vs Gawker

[alfred russel]

Not a very good lawyer, though.

Gloria Allred is alright.

[grumbler]

In libel case, it is very easy to find a lawyer that will take your case, if it is remotely serious, and sue the big media.  He will then take a portion of the settlement as payment.

Do you have any evidence that this is true, or is this just something you felt you needed to assert in order to avoid acknowledging that you may be incorrect?

[Martinus]

In libel case, it is very easy to find a lawyer that will take your case, if it is remotely serious, and sue the big media.  He will then take a portion of the settlement as payment.

Do you have any evidence that this is true, or is this just something you felt you needed to assert in order to avoid acknowledging that you may be incorrect?

I suspect it's the latter. 

[viper37]

Do you have any evidence that this is true, or is this just something you felt you needed to assert in order to avoid acknowledging that you may be incorrect?

Ah, so, there isn't anything as lawyer firms calling prospective clients once they're named by certain medias and offering them to sue on their behalf for a share of the settlement?

I know for a fact it happens in Quebec.  And I suspect it is very similar in the US, given your system.

[grumbler]

Ah, so, there isn't anything as lawyer firms calling prospective clients once they're named by certain medias and offering them to sue on their behalf for a share of the settlement?

I ran this through my google Gibberish-to-English translator and it still came out as gibberish.

Do you have any evidence that it is true that "in libel case[sic], it is very easy to find a lawyer that will take your case, if it is remotely serious, and sue the big media"?

[Capetan Mihali]

Grumbler, you do this with regularity and have done so for a long time so saying this is unlikely to change your behavior, but "[sic]"ing and ridiculing the syntax of non-native English speakers is ugly to watch.

[Martinus]

True but isn't viper Canadian? I thought they speak English there...

[grumbler]

Grumbler, you do this with regularity and have done so for a long time so saying this is unlikely to change your behavior, but "[sic]"ing and ridiculing the syntax of non-native English speakers is ugly to watch.

Mihali, you are correct.  I will continue to use [sic] properly, even if you don't like it and think it is ugly to watch.

[viper37]

Ah, so, there isn't anything as lawyer firms calling prospective clients once they're named by certain medias and offering them to sue on their behalf for a share of the settlement?

I ran this through my google Gibberish-to-English translator and it still came out as gibberish.

Do you have any evidence that it is true that "in libel case[sic], it is very easy to find a lawyer that will take your case, if it is remotely serious, and sue the big media"?

It's not like you would ever admit being wrong, even when presented with all the evidence, as witnessed in many other threads, including the Game of Thrones one, so why would I waste my time with you?   If you can't even admit you are wrong when discussing trivial things like a TV show, why on earth will you admit anything else?

I'll leave you to discuss with Raz, he has the patience for you, I don't.

[grumbler]

It's not like you would ever admit being wrong, even when presented with all the evidence, as witnessed in many other threads, including the Game of Thrones one, so why would I waste my time with you?   If you can't even admit you are wrong when discussing trivial things like a TV show, why on earth will you admit anything else?

I'll leave you to discuss with Raz, he has the patience for you, I don't.

So the answer is "no."  That's what I thought. 

I have no idea what the really lame attempt to red-herring away your lack of proof by citing some unknown thing in the GoT thread is about, but don't care, either.

[Martinus]

Grumbler, you do this with regularity and have done so for a long time so saying this is unlikely to change your behavior, but "[sic]"ing and ridiculing the syntax of non-native English speakers is ugly to watch.

Mihali, you are correct.  I will continue to use [sic] properly, even if you don't like it and think it is ugly to watch.

You are sic.

[grumbler]

You are sic.

Didn't you mean "You are sic [sic]"?

[The Minsky Moment]

Ah, so, there isn't anything as lawyer firms calling prospective clients once they're named by certain medias and offering them to sue on their behalf for a share of the settlement?

Most states rules prohibit that kind of solicitation.

[Admiral Yi]

Just learned that Peter Thiel is trying to become a Trump delegate.

[Martinus]

Just learned that Peter Thiel is trying to become a Trump delegate.