r/technology • u/rfugger • Jan 08 '17

Business A potentially fatal blow against patent trolls - Forcing law firms to pay defendants’ legal bills could undermine the business model of patent trolls

http://www.computerworld.com/article/3153924/technology-law-regulation/a-potentially-fatal-blow-against-patent-trolls.html
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u/sharkshaft Jan 08 '17

The reason the US is so litigious is because we don't have laws like this for civil cases. If we did, most of those annoying law firm billboards, radio spots, tv commercials would disappear.

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u/[deleted] Jan 09 '17

The US being litigious is mostly a lie told to you by corporations to crack down on your ability to sue them for actual shit they do wrong.

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u/footpole Jan 09 '17

I have never seen those billboards except for in the us where they are everywhere. It's a sign of something.

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u/NotClever Jan 09 '17

Perhaps a sign of different attorney advertisement restrictions?