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Post number 20518

djspicerack — Thu, 03 Oct 2002 13:43:10 -0800

Want to sue some Terrorists? Put a Public Notice in your Classifieds! Seems like some folks have decided that while they are suing the terrorists, bin Laden, Mullah Omar, and the whole Taliban posse, they'll put public notices in their local classified sections asking bin Laden and crew to get in touch with their lawyers. What an idea.

By: pehtes

pehtes — Thu, 03 Oct 2002 14:20:52 -0800

and he's just ment to call???

By: qDot

qDot — Thu, 03 Oct 2002 16:10:56 -0800

Nice to know where 9/11 families are throwing the donated money. That is, assuming they got it. OH CRAP I can't decide which side I wanna take! SARCASM... TOO... MUCH...

By: pyr

pyr — Thu, 03 Oct 2002 16:53:23 -0800

{sarcasm meter off the charts} Lets get that SOB, no wait lets sue him first and get some money outta him. how about a trillion dollars....damn greedy....

By: dhartung

dhartung — Thu, 03 Oct 2002 17:51:27 -0800

Errr ... y'all do know that notifications like these are legal requirements to fulfill before a lawsuit may proceed in court? And qdot, the usual procedure for lawsuits like this is for the lawyer to claim a share of the proceeds (traditionally 1/3). It's not guaranteed, but the plaintiffs may not have paid a cent.

By: AccordionGuy

AccordionGuy — Thu, 03 Oct 2002 18:23:30 -0800

Perhaps they should send Osama and Mullah Omar an eVite...

By: Smart Dalek

Smart Dalek — Thu, 03 Oct 2002 19:22:42 -0800

METAFILTER SPECIAL REPORT: HOLY FUCKING SHIT AL-QAEDA UNDER LITIGATION *Life in Afganistan Turns Into Bad CourtTV Special *Talking to Your Child About the Impending Lawsuits * Not Knowing What to Do, Woman Bakes Gavel-Shaped Pancakes

By: flagrante_delicto

flagrante_delicto — Thu, 03 Oct 2002 20:22:55 -0800

Dhartung, you are of course correct about the lawyers, though this is a large expense for a plaintiff's attorney, considering the fact that the defendants are judgement proof. In a case like this, the plaintiff's attorneys hope for a nice settlement before discovery; there's not much chance of a settlement . This is good publicity for the attorneys, though, and the expense is probably worth it. After they receive a default judgement, they can advertise themselves as the 'lawyers so tough, we beat Bin Laden'!