Comments on: Publish an article that undermines lawsuits? See you in court https://www.overlawyered.com/2013/09/publish-article-undermines-lawsuits-see-court/ Chronicling the high cost of our legal system Thu, 03 Oct 2013 13:01:51 +0000 hourly 1 By: Mike https://www.overlawyered.com/2013/09/publish-article-undermines-lawsuits-see-court/comment-page-1/#comment-238474 Fri, 20 Sep 2013 13:54:13 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=41482#comment-238474 Ben S: the message for defendant is “shut up.”

SLAPP statute, anyone?

]]> By: Vern Dennis https://www.overlawyered.com/2013/09/publish-article-undermines-lawsuits-see-court/comment-page-1/#comment-238456 Fri, 20 Sep 2013 04:20:12 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=41482#comment-238456 Evidently this turkey of a lawyer has been unsuccessful retaining experts who could rebut the article at trial or he wouldn’t feel the need for censorship through litigation. Cases revolving around the attempt to suppress First Amendment rights should always be on a “loser pays” basis

]]> By: Ben S. https://www.overlawyered.com/2013/09/publish-article-undermines-lawsuits-see-court/comment-page-1/#comment-238399 Thu, 19 Sep 2013 13:52:14 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=41482#comment-238399 @Leland D. Davis: Get what message?

]]> By: Leland D. Davis https://www.overlawyered.com/2013/09/publish-article-undermines-lawsuits-see-court/comment-page-1/#comment-238352 Thu, 19 Sep 2013 02:50:21 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=41482#comment-238352 Given that the financial benefit of a company like Elsevier (which publishes hundreds of articles every month in multiple disciplines) from any one article is minuscule, and that the company will be out money even if it “wins” speedily, there is no need to for Elsevier to lose in order to get the message.

]]> By: Attorney Sues Scientists Because Their Paper Made It Harder To Win Suits - Hit & Run : Reason.com https://www.overlawyered.com/2013/09/publish-article-undermines-lawsuits-see-court/comment-page-1/#comment-238306 Wed, 18 Sep 2013 17:19:26 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=41482#comment-238306 […] If a scientific paper has made it harder to win lawsuits, what's an attorney to do? Why, sue the scientists and their publisher, of course. Walter Olson tells the tale: […]

]]> By: No Name Guy https://www.overlawyered.com/2013/09/publish-article-undermines-lawsuits-see-court/comment-page-1/#comment-238298 Wed, 18 Sep 2013 16:07:38 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=41482#comment-238298 Yet one more of the copious examples of why this nation needs loser pays.

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