Comments on: Back to the Beginning

By: Immagikman

Immagikman — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 23:15:15 +0000

Being dense here, but can’t you just hire a legal professional to do this “right” for you, and include the lawyer fees as part of the amount you are seeking?

By: Kitty

Kitty — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 23:27:36 +0000

If you didn’t have a case, that would be one thing but the fact that it got dismissed over *that* tells me you ought to re-file with a detailed explanation of WHY it’s necessary to do so.

FWIW, I really believe that letting this asshole get away with not paying you is wrong. Not because of the money, but because it reinforces his belief that he’s entitled to treat people this way.

By: Capybara

Capybara — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 16:31:39 +0000

My advice to anyone is always not to sue if you can bring yourself not to — the process is horrible and rarely ends up providing the emotional satisfaction you seek, and only sometimes is the recovery worth the various costs of trial.

The specific problem of not having served the company is easily addressed, however, so maybe you want to try again. The law is at its most technical in regards to the rules about serving the initial complaint, so you may have better luck in the rest of the case.

By: Sexorcism

Sexorcism — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 02:49:45 +0000

By incentive, I meant to imply that there is something shady about the way that the case was dropped. It seems that there was not sufficient reason to dismiss it, IMHO.

By: Sulpicia

Sulpicia — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 02:17:23 +0000

I like your line about giving it up to the universe… Surely the universe has lovely business (so to speak) to send your way and EF has given you nothing but grief and they ain’t done yet.

That being said, I fought something in court to the bitter end and barely broke even. Was it worth it? Yep.

By: Sem

Sem — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 00:27:45 +0000

My mother when through a long, drawn out, nasty law suit. The emotional toll was terrible on her. There were lots of shady dealings that when on, which surprised everyone considering the organization she was suing. In the end, she decided to just let it all go and dropped the lawsuit. The change I saw in her was immediate. A huge weight was lifted from her shoulders, and she instantly became a much happier person. Justice is a fine concept, but pragmatism can sometimes pay off more in the end.

By: aag

aag — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 22:38:24 +0000

Offered an incentive? Explain?

By: Sexorcism

Sexorcism — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 20:46:11 +0000

Refile. It sounds as though someone offered an incentive and the case was dropped.

By: Professor Fate

Professor Fate — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 18:35:42 +0000

There is a process that needs to be filed. It is to protect the innocent, but the guilty are the one’s who seem to take advantage of it.

If you are in the right (which I believe you are), refile. If you let him slide, you are encouraging his behavior. He will do it again. He will keep doing it until he is no longer cost effective to do it. You may want to call the lawyer and ask of there is a settlement offer. When there isn’t refile. They are counting on you quitting (which I think was the commenter’s consensus when you started this saga).

If you think you aren’t in the right, fold your tent.

By: gillette

gillette — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 18:33:03 +0000

Oh, darn them, why not just be fair? I know there are always two sides to every story, but who the heck would devote this much time to something if they weren’t sure about their position?

I dropped my link to them awhile back, and told them to remove mine from their site when they contacted me about it. Not willing to support unethical people in any way, shape or, form. I would think you could do them quite a bit of damage on here and other places you write. Politely, of course, and always the truth. But if they’ll screw you, they’ll screw others. People take themselves wherever they go.

Energy is energy. Will be interesting to see how you end up deciding what the cost/benefit ratio is to continue.