Gamblers' suits and lawyers' reputations
Regarding your Apr. 19 item on the gambler suing the Atlantic City casino: I don't know about you, but I find the culture of "addictive personality" increasingly irritating. The case is on a par with people claiming that they ran up credit card debt because the banks kept sending them applications saying they were pre-approved for a card -– I get 3-4 of them a week and they go right into the shredder. The fact that this man was already gambling when the Borgata official approached him makes it that much more galling. Nowhere in the article did it indicate that this gentleman was taken to the CCC offices at gunpoint. When on earth are people going to start taking responsibility for their own actions?!
As for this man claiming that he was not served with process, the default judgment against him can be dismissed as a matter of law within one (1) year of it being entered. He and his ex must be on lovely terms if she indeed failed to inform him that he was being sued.
I love what you do, and I've been a litigation paralegal for 15 years. Far from bashing our industry, you bash those who give it a bad reputation. -- Jocelyn Cornine, Lake Hiawatha, N.J.