Why would a newspaper that caters to big business and corporate interests defend a class action firm whose raison d'etre was to
sue big corporations (WSJ's primary constituents) for securities violations?
Not exact matches
The
biggest concern opponents have about the current ISDS clause is whether or not international
corporations would be able to
sue governments for altering environmental or regulatory measures post-investment.
Really, if you can't get Cory Doctorow to sign up for your quixotic quest to
sue book publishers and
big corporations over DRM, you have done something seriously wrong.
What about those artists who don't have a
big following, who can't raise a stink against large
corporations or who don't have enough money to
sue thieves?
«Perhaps most importantly, we need to stay away from tribunals that allow
big corporations to
sue governments over environmental rule making.
No firms gain more by dragging out litigation than the
big firms because they have the clients with the tens and hundreds of millions of dollars of capitalization who can afford, with the help of the taxpayer, to pay the astronomical fees they charge for as long as it takes to take on similar corporations similarly represented, or to squash the little guy (which is why FCT has McCarthy's on retainer and Stewart has Borden's on retainer — the given real estate file / title insurance claim is small potatoes but the title insurers make it dead obvious that if you sue them, you will up against a Big Fi
big firms because they have the clients with the tens and hundreds of millions of dollars of capitalization who can afford, with the help of the taxpayer, to pay the astronomical fees they charge for as long as it takes to take on similar
corporations similarly represented, or to squash the little guy (which is why FCT has McCarthy's on retainer and Stewart has Borden's on retainer — the given real estate file / title insurance claim is small potatoes but the title insurers make it dead obvious that if you
sue them, you will up against a
Big Fi
Big Firm.
Several
big Orlando law firms plan to abandon hourly fees — in which attorneys bill clients for every minute of research, or just to write a letter or take a phone call — for anyone trying to
sue a large
corporation.