That was one of the weirder fact patterns I've seen in an opinion out of a court of appeals, and I teach such weird fact patterns for a living. Wow.
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It is a pretty good lesson on how an attorney needs to be careful about waiving the attorney-client privilege. I bet there were some underlying issues too, that the attorney-client privilege is there to protect the client, not the attorney.
It also puts an interesting new light on the parties. It appears that the Simon and Schuster heirs had (or still have) an attorney more interested in lining his own pockets than representing his clients' best interests. This attorney messed up what would have been a good settlement.
In spite of stuff like this, most attorneys are good, honest folk. But when there is enough money on the line, the questionable ones show up.
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It is a pretty good lesson on how an attorney needs to be careful about waiving the attorney-client privilege. I bet there were some underlying issues too, that the attorney-client privilege is there to protect the client, not the attorney.
It also puts an interesting new light on the parties. It appears that the Simon and Schuster heirs had (or still have) an attorney more interested in lining his own pockets than representing his clients' best interests. This attorney messed up what would have been a good settlement. |
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| In spite of stuff like this, most attorneys are good, honest folk. But when there is enough money on the line, the questionable ones show up. |
Also they all pretty much bust a gut laughing when they talk about Jack Thompson......
Ok, I don't do lawyer speak, can someone put this into plain English for me, please 
I gather it's good for DC and Warner, but what actually is it?
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Also they all pretty much bust a gut laughing when they talk about Jack Thompson......
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Sounds like it's been proved S & S's lawyer was trying to screw them over by making it sound like his idea was the best idea, but in fact, his idea (their lawyers) was best only for him, while DC was giving the S & S crew a deal that served them (S & S) and DC/Warner the best.
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Originally Posted by Coin
Ok, I don't do lawyer speak, can someone put this into plain English for me, please
I gather it's good for DC and Warner, but what actually is it? |
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Here is an article that explains the latest development
http://www.newsarama.com/comics/supe...al-primer.html
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