23 May 06 10:40, Joe Delahaye wrote to Ward Dossche:


 >> Correct again but it seems you were not privy to his mails in ZCC at
 >> that ti which basically mean "This idiot is crazy enough to sue me, if
 >> he succeeds i front of an American court  nothing is certain and it
 >> could even cost me a l of money. I'm outta here".
 >>
 >> It was one of the fastest exists from Fidonet I've ever seen.
 >>
 >> Do you remember when Helmut Hullen threatened sueing me? What
 >> happened? And outcome? And the present?


 JD> In the US if it gets to court, it WILL cost him a lot of money, win
 JD> or lose.  I dont know how it works in Europe, but I think in the US
 JD> each party gets to pay their own costs

Not quite. In the US courts, the winner of a civil suite collects attorney
fees from the loser. The loser also pays court costs. It's much cheaper to
litigate a settlment out of court, if you can. The payee still gets to pay
for the plaintiff's attorney, but it won't be nearly as much if there's no
trial involved.


Roy
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