Comments on: California: “Lawyer, wife convicted in extortion plot against businesses”

By: Cecil

Cecil — Wed, 12 Dec 2018 17:41:13 +0000

meritless? Maybe that’s the difference?

By: Noncenx

Noncenx — Tue, 11 Dec 2018 21:25:51 +0000

In reply to Tom Paine. First thing I thought as well

By: Parkhorse

Parkhorse — Tue, 11 Dec 2018 18:39:57 +0000

Huh. I always thought that a husband and wife could not be convicted of the same crime.

By: Tom Paine

Tom Paine — Tue, 11 Dec 2018 18:13:06 +0000

can anyone tell me how this is extortion, and run-of-the-mill ADA non-compliance suits are not?

By: cc

cc — Tue, 11 Dec 2018 16:17:01 +0000

This is a classic case where claims of discrimination based on different costs to men and women are bogus. Men’s shirts are pretty robust but women’s blouses are not. They have to be extra careful with women’s clothes and probably get lots of complaints that they damaged them. Same with haircuts–why in the world should they charge the same when most men have very little hair and want a simple cut? I now go to a men’s only haircut place Sport Clips because cheaper and they know how to cut men’s hair–can’t wait till they get sued.