[Am-info] Judge J. Frederick Motz -- On the take or taken?

[Mitch Stone]

--- From a message sent by Gene Gaines on 12/3/01 6:07 AM ---

>Text below, or see this NYT link:
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>http://www.nytimes.com/2001/12/03/technology/ebusiness/03APPL.html?todaysh
>eadlines
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>I have been following this.
>
>In my view, the proponents of this settlement are either
>on the take (being paid off, after all, money seems to
>be able to buy the morality of many lawyers) or are truly
>fools.
>
>There is no way what is being reviewed by Judge J. Frederick
>Motz an be viewed as a proper settlement.
>
>We will see if J. Frederick Motz is a crook or a fool.
>
>If any reader here has any other interpretation, please
>share it with the list.
>
>Sorry to be so partisan, but I see no other possible view.

Two thoughts on this. First, we still don't know how Motz will rule. 
Second, lawyers tend to rapidly lose interest in a case once it looks 
like they'll be paid in full no matter how it turns out (it helps if they 
can also "declare victory" while pocketing the check). I've seen it 
before. I suspect this is even more of an issue in suits without a single 
plantiff, such as class action suits.

 Mitch Stone  
 mitch@accidentalexpert.com