 | CastleBee (83)
02/26/2006 | God knows - I know there have been and still are very legitimate reasons to file this kind of suit. However, there are also times when it is greatly abused. Since the stigma is so great, employers think of it as a hot button issue and will fire the accused before the smoke clears and long before the facts are sorted out. Forget about innocent until proven guilty - they want them gone and so it's don't let the door hit you on the way out, end of story. This potentially gives almost any person with a vendetta and lacking in character the amunition to take another person down. Very nearly the perfect crime if you think of it.
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 | irishgit (145)
02/25/2006 | As Szin says, these are frequently settled before court because of the huge downside potential, no matter what the result.
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 | SZinHonshu (44)
02/25/2006 | The defendant is often-times advised to consider settlement b/c he could still wind up the "loser" in the long run, even if he prevails in the case. Unfortunately, avoiding liability in a civil suit does not necessarily (or commonly) win a person exoneration in the court of public opinion.
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