At 11:55 PM -0800 1/29/98, Ronald F. Guilmette wrote:
> Rule #1 is: Don't even worry about it until you get served with papers.
> The odds are better than 99% that you never will.
The couple of times I've run into guys who pull this stunt, my
immediate response is "because litigation has been threatened, all
future discussion must go through legal counsel. Have your lawyer
contact me and I'll put them in touch with my counsel, because we can
no longer communicate directly."
And then reject all future mail from the guy that doesn't include a
lawyer's phone number. Don't respond in any way. In fact, if you have
spam blocking, block the account and/or site, and tell them to mail you
the legal info via US mail.
If he's going to use everything you say as evidence in whatever suit
he's threatening,you are perfectly justified in cutting off discussion
with him. In fact, legally, you probably should to minimize his ability
to build a case against you. And since you want to get rid of him
anyway, it's a great reason to do so. and if they are able to find a
lawyer to pay attention to them, you have a better chance of dealing
with them rationally. But the likelihood, unless it's uncle george
doing him a favor, is really small. Especially when the lawyer quotes
his hourly rate.
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