I think it no longer serves any useful function to interact with posters whose absence from reality is profound. Especially as they switch personalities as they post.
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Okay…then why subject yourself to it?
“Finish the Bastard” is all many people will need to hear.
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Am I correct that there may be room to amend and add defamation claims, now that LK has made sworn statements under oath that we not borne out with the evidence presented at trial?
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I am so happy to hear that MB has been moved into a standard unit at AK and is now allowed to wear regular clothes and listen to music and have limited visitors. It is long overdue. And it is a travesty of justice to think that by the time of his hearing, he will have been incarcerated for nearly three years.
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He didn’t have to.
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And your sources may be as credible. 
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I didn’t realize Goldilocks was a true story. 
Regardless, were I a Kanarek I would be concerned about any civil trial with all that will be introduced prior to 8/7/19 as well as all of the Kanarek social media posts since 8/7, particularly posts since the verdict. Lauren seems to be a clone of Amber Heard, both starved for any and all attention. Their victims are moving on with their lives but these two seem to be stuck in replay mode. Perhaps that is more common than I am aware.
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that is because both then were at the zenith of attention … thinking of what I once was
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Very true, clanter. IMO the civil trial will be a rather eye-opening experience for some participants - who seem to think they are beyond reproach and do not realize that the only person really “making them look bad” has been… DRUMROLL …themselves.
Am I correct in remembering that extra evidence not allowed at the criminal trial can be brought forward in the civil trial? Sorry to be forgetful - knee surgery that has not seemed to go well is messing with my memory and a host of other things that matter in life.
Maybe all that damning evidence of evil “plots” against LK (beyond simply wanting her out of the barn) will come to light - hours of videos and audio recordings and all the sh-stuff that she has always claimed would ruin MB. Yeeeeah - I am not holding my breath.
“Finish the bastard” will be stuck to her forever…
I repeatedly suggested that as well, cutter - and pointed out that all her rages and rants on SM were not helping her case in any way. However, I seem to have escaped receiving messages of any kind from LK…
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You do realize this is the dressage forum, where they spend all day going around in 20m, 15m, and 10m circles? 
Circles is what dressage folk do well!
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If civil attorneys receive 30 or 40% of any money won in a lawsuit, is it really financially beneficial for a plaintiff to proceed with an expensive case against individuals? Did someone once say that if a plaintiff loses they can be responsible for the defendant’s legal fees as well as their own?
It seems like a very risky chance to take knowing that you are likey to be dragged through the mud even if you do win.
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Before this gets shut down…
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The civil trial will be at least another year or two. Things may well change.
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Not all attorneys work on contingency (a % of settlement) those who do are subject to some ethical rules around it, and often a lot of that 30-40% is expenses (you’d be amazed what certified copies of things cost per page, such as trial transcripts).
It’s entirely possible that all attorneys involved are being paid an hourly rate + expenses. If that’s the case, then part of making the “winner” whole is reimbursing their costs in either bringing or defending the suit, so yes, “reasonable” attorneys fees are recoverable by the prevailing party.
There is a difference between damages awarded to compensate for direct losses, and those awarded as “punitive damages” even though they may feel the same to the losing party.
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Let alone the cost of expert witnesses!
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Yes, anyone who wants to know how this works can take a look at the settlement docs related to the Surfside condo collapse in Florida, whose settlement is nearing $1B total.
Over a dozen of the involved attorneys worked pro bono and will still be getting a hefty sum allocated as “reasonable” by the court for their services and that never even went near a jury trial.
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They could. But personally, what they’ve filed in their counterclaim is already really strong and personally, I feel like that might be muddying the waters a bit.
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