POLS 245 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Contingent Fee, The Negotiation, Pro Bono
15 Nov 2016
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Buffalo water continued: they settled for . 5m, each person got ,000 for mental impairment, each person got the full replacement value for their homes, arnold & porter- m in legal fee"s. The plaintiff"s do not pursue a trial because: it is a lengthy process, trauma to the survivors from the trial, uncertainty of the outcome: Risky to reject a settlement because they could get less from a trial: the plaintiff"s feel like they had won with the settlement and they were all properly compensated. What was the settlement process like: lots of back and forth, additional suit for the kid"s psyche. Galanter"s ideas in regard to buffalo creek disaster. Repeat players- pittston: repeated interactions with the legal system. They have a team of experienced lawyers: they are a large corporation with many resources, they have influence on institutions. Were able to investigate stern on different suspicions. One shotters- the plaintiff"s: fewer resources.
