tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post2856442651323145931..comments2024-03-28T05:39:03.366-04:00Comments on Lehigh Valley Ramblings: Atiyeh's Kabuki DanceBernie O'Harehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13756311150988957401noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-67299924762889918762016-12-23T13:39:12.130-05:002016-12-23T13:39:12.130-05:00Under our American system, the courts frown on eff...Under our American system, the courts frown on efforts to retrieve legal costs because it discourages people from resorting to the courts to achieve justice. Those are awarded only in very limited circumstances. Under the English system, it is my understanding that the losing side usually has to pay the winning side's legal costs. I would oppose any effort to impose attorney fees on someone who unsuccessfully sues in a municipal matter. It would make a mockery of the First Amendment right to petition your government to redress grievances. Bernie O'Harehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13756311150988957401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-77309771935663967532016-12-23T13:33:15.938-05:002016-12-23T13:33:15.938-05:00Can municipalities counter sue to recoup legal cos...Can municipalities counter sue to recoup legal costs? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-56272102550445730642016-12-23T09:29:47.366-05:002016-12-23T09:29:47.366-05:00If Abe would give half as much to charity as he sp...If Abe would give half as much to charity as he spends on attempts to circumvent laws to his advantage, there would be a lot of happy charities.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com