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by dbt00 2859 days ago
> he would have had grounds to file a lawsuit.

Anybody can file a lawsuit against anyone else at any time for any reason.

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To whatever extent that is true, there is a practical difference between the kinds of suits that any law firm can get dismissed, and the kinds that decent plaintiff's lawyer can credibly threaten will see trial.

I think the reality is that credible lawsuit threats will virtually always settle, relatively quickly. That's what I've seen at smaller companies, and I assume it's even more the case where Ben Tilly works.