https://www.overlawyered.com/2008/03/nh-jury-lawyers-demand-letters-amounted-to-extortion/ Chronicling the high cost of our legal system Sat, 24 May 2008 04:30:40 +0000 hourly 1 https://www.overlawyered.com/2008/03/nh-jury-lawyers-demand-letters-amounted-to-extortion/comment-page-1/#comment-11368 Sat, 29 Mar 2008 15:46:28 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/wpblog/?p=6020#comment-11368 What would fix this: Loser pays, starting with the expenses of responding to a demand letter.

]]> https://www.overlawyered.com/2008/03/nh-jury-lawyers-demand-letters-amounted-to-extortion/comment-page-1/#comment-11367 Thu, 27 Mar 2008 11:55:52 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/wpblog/?p=6020#comment-11367 In 2006 the California Supreme Court addresses the settlement-demand-as-extortion question in Flately v. Mauro, which involved some unpleasantness directed at the Lord of the Dance. It’s got a great discussion of the line between a legitimate demand and extortion.

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