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cosmicone

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11. Employment law is where kangaroo courts prevail in this country

Reply to Hepburn (Reply #3)

Thu Jun 18, 2015, 10:27 AM

Jun 2015

9 times out of 10, the employee wins even mother-of-all-frivolous lawsuits despite merit. Pao lost because she had a jury trial.

Personal injury and employment law are two areas where cappers and ambulance chasers roam.

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Ellen Pao must pay Kleiner $276k in legal costs [View all] Veldrick Jun 2015 OP

"As its legal right" Sanity Claws Jun 2015 #1

That is the problem, the effect it will have on future discriminations suits. still_one Jun 2015 #2

It didn't have a chilling effect on Ellen Pao Veldrick Jun 2015 #5

They offered to waive court cost if she didn't appeal tammywammy Jun 2015 #7

So the court did nothing unprecedented... You admit Veldrick Jun 2015 #16

My experience wtih Labor Law cases is the reverse Hepburn Jun 2015 #3

Our experiences do differ Sanity Claws Jun 2015 #4

Employment law is where kangaroo courts prevail in this country cosmicone Jun 2015 #11

That is not true Sanity Claws Jun 2015 #14

tell us the 9 cases out of 10 that you're referring to CreekDog Jun 2015 #18

If you go to the link and read the actual ruling tammywammy Jun 2015 #6

That's astounding Sanity Claws Jun 2015 #8

The ruling lists all the costs tammywammy Jun 2015 #9

5 expert witnesses for a single plaintiff? Sanity Claws Jun 2015 #10

Pao has offered to drop the appeal if they pay her $2.7M in court cost. tammywammy Jun 2015 #12

I disagree Sanity Claws Jun 2015 #17

The Tort Reform movement pushed by corporations and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Dustlawyer Jun 2015 #13

You are right Sanity Claws Jun 2015 #15

Excuse me while I KamaAina Jun 2015 #19