>  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.

Perhaps, as Ross mentioned, it depends on which state the suit is
launched.  I have heard of people having to countersue to regain their
costs, after winning.

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