She has been portrayed as a greedy plaintiff out for a bonanza, but she did not sue right away and initially asked McDonald's only for the several thousand dollars to cover her medical expenses.
He suggested that a ruling for the plaintiffs in MGM v Grokster could stifle development of new technologies, since potential innovators might fear that, as he put it, "I'm a new inventor, I'm going to get sued right away".The Betamax precedentIn court, the two software firms cited the case of Sony's Betamax technology as a precedent.
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Sue turns away from me to greet a shopper with a bright, "Good morning!
Don't argue with me, don't call me names, don't tell me that I can't stop you, don't say I'm a racist pig, don't threaten that you'll sue me and take away my badge").
("Even though it might sound harsh and impolitic, here is the bottom line: if you don't want to get shot, tased, pepper-sprayed, struck with a baton or thrown to the ground, just do what I tell you. Don't argue with me, don't call me names, don't tell me that I can't stop you, don't say I'm a racist pig, don't threaten that you'll sue me and take away my badge").
If they don't like what BP puts on the table, they could walk away and sue.
Are VCs going to sue us and take away everything that my family owns (like a house)?
Okay, so he walked away twice, sue me.
