I fought Equifax's lawyers in court and won: Part 2
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Re: I fought Equifax's lawyers in court and won: Part 2
#3Here is the HN discussion to Part 1 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16217241
Pretty surprised how much Equifax spent trying to win this case. I'm sure they're doing it to dissuade others from suing them as well but after reading this I really want to sue myself. I wonder if they'll appeal the verdict again.
Re: I fought Equifax's lawyers in court and won: Part 2
#4Here is the HN discussion to Part 1 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16217241 Pretty surprised how much Equifax spent trying to win this case. I'm sure they're doing it to dissuade others from suing them as well but after reading this I really want to sue myself. I wonder if they'll appeal the verdict again.
The second judgement is final. No appeal.
Re: I fought Equifax's lawyers in court and won: Part 2
#5I'm as glad as anyone else to see Equifax getting what's due to them, but is anyone else bothered by the surreal quality to this story?
It sounds like the rules and procedures being applied were vastly different than what Equifax's highly paid lawyer expected. Is their $1000-an-hour lawyer just incompetent, or is the pro tem judge here allowed to make up the rules as she goes along?
Re: I fought Equifax's lawyers in court and won: Part 2
#6I'm as glad as anyone else to see Equifax getting what's due to them, but is anyone else bothered by the surreal quality to this story? It sounds like the rules and procedures being applied were vastly different than what Equifax's highly paid lawyer expected. Is their $1000-an-hour lawyer just incompetent, or is the pro tem judge here allowed to make up the rules as she goes along?
Hiring a $1000/hour lawyer for your small claims case is like hiring an airplane mechanic to work on your car. There's a pretty good chance that this is the first time Equifax's lawyer had ever been involved in a small claims case.
Re: I fought Equifax's lawyers in court and won: Part 2
#7I'm as glad as anyone else to see Equifax getting what's due to them, but is anyone else bothered by the surreal quality to this story? It sounds like the rules and procedures being applied were vastly different than what Equifax's highly paid lawyer expected. Is their $1000-an-hour lawyer just incompetent, or is the pro tem judge here allowed to make up the rules as she goes along?
Is it possible the pro-tem judge wouldn't have known the intricacies of small claims court?
Perhaps the attorney thought they could befuddle both the author and the judge.
Re: I fought Equifax's lawyers in court and won: Part 2
#8I'm as glad as anyone else to see Equifax getting what's due to them, but is anyone else bothered by the surreal quality to this story? It sounds like the rules and procedures being applied were vastly different than what Equifax's highly paid lawyer expected. Is their $1000-an-hour lawyer just incompetent, or is the pro tem judge here allowed to make up the rules as she goes along?
Hiring a $1000/hour lawyer for your small claims case is like hiring an airplane mechanic to work on your car. There's a pretty good chance that this is the first time Equifax's lawyer had ever been involved in a small claims case.
Somebody didn't read the article ;)
Re: I fought Equifax's lawyers in court and won: Part 2
#9Here is the HN discussion to Part 1 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16217241 Pretty surprised how much Equifax spent trying to win this case. I'm sure they're doing it to dissuade others from suing them as well but after reading this I really want to sue myself. I wonder if they'll appeal the verdict again.
The second judgement is final. No appeal.
Not through an ordinary appeal, but they could file for an extraordinary writ. Given the number of small claims cases that Equifax has been facing, it might be something they would consider.
Re: I fought Equifax's lawyers in court and won: Part 2
#10I'm as glad as anyone else to see Equifax getting what's due to them, but is anyone else bothered by the surreal quality to this story? It sounds like the rules and procedures being applied were vastly different than what Equifax's highly paid lawyer expected. Is their $1000-an-hour lawyer just incompetent, or is the pro tem judge here allowed to make up the rules as she goes along?
My experience is that big law lawyers tend to have very narrow areas of expertise. There's not much call for big law lawyers appealing an $8,000 small claims judgement, so you probably shouldn't expect much.