"Eric Miller" wrote in message
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I didn't say --- all cases settled out of court have no merit.
I did say --- settling out of court says nothing about a case's merit.

And I'm saying that that is not correct. Settling out of court can VERY MUCH
say a LOT about a case's merit, depending on the circumstances.

Remember, cases get settled out of court because the plaintiff gets a
guaranteed payout instead of rolling the dice and possibly getting
nothing.

It is very naive to assume that that's the only reason why cases get settled
out of court. And don't tell me that that's not what you're saying. If you
want to rephrase, fine, but in this sentence you are saying that that is the
only reason why cases are settled, and that's an incorrect statement.

I'm in favor of capital punishment for stupid juries... summary judgments,
immediately enforced, no chance for appeals!

Eric (Of course, I feel the same way about parking tickets and jaywalking
)

shrug Let's hope you don't get stuck with jury duty and an immediate
sentence.

Juan