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by LionessLover
3680 days ago
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The outcome of a trial is secondary. Have you ever been sued by the government? How much money, time, effort and nerves do you think you will lose, no matter the outcome? The act of being sued is plenty of punishment. If they really want to destroy you they can keep going through the courts even after losing - they could not care less if they win or lose. |
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This is so true and so many people don't realize it.
It's easy to be idealistic about these things until it actually happens to you.
Being "in the right" doesn't mean you'll win ("right" according to your morals/ethics and "right" legally are often two completely different things) and it doesn't mean that the costs of fighting - financial, personal, etc. won't ruin you, especially when the plaintiff is stubborn, vindictive and has deeper pockets than you do.
More often than not, you'll end up settling civil cases, and the tangible and intangible costs that you accrued while fighting your case are usually victory enough for the plaintiff.