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Which Animals are the worst, and why so? (lemmy.world)
submitted 8 months ago by to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world
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[–] 1 point 8 months ago (2 children)

yeah settlements they can vamp off of.

who's taking the case that's not going to get a settlement? you do realize not everything is settled for money right?

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  • [–] 2 points 8 months ago (1 child)

    Yeah, I guess I'm missing the point. You said only high value cases get lawyers, and I just knew that to not be true, and so that's what I said. Yeah, are people with 50/50 cases getting representation? Probably not. I certainly see enough pro se plaintiffs though, and from my perspective I understand why they can't find lawyers.

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  • [–] 1 point 8 months ago*

    valid points.

    my neighbor is a public defender and chronically overworked. all I know is she doesn't get the low-hanging fruit and profitable cases, she gets to defend those who can't afford representation - but crucially - only because it's criminal, not civil. I look at all the cases decided by civil law where people have to seek legal aide because they can't afford representation and weep.

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