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if a client finds himself in litigation
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you know i generally say turn the file
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over to us let us handle this we’ll take
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care of this
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you continue to run your business but
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obviously we have to take a full
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investigation of what happened
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you know what our client side of the
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story is and to the best extent that we
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can figure out what the other side of
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the story is from
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the the plaintiff’s side as a general
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rule you don’t want to be in litigation
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you want to avoid it if possible but if
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if you have an unreasonable
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party that’s bringing litigation against
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you then you need to respond
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you know with the appropriate amount of
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aggressiveness whether that’s
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letting them know that they’re not going
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anywhere with a weak case
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or letting them know that you know we
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have claims too and if you want to take
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it down this road
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this is where it will lead you do want
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to avoid some sort of spiraling
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escalation where you’re constantly back
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and forth with
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litigation resources being spent on
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things that ultimately aren’t productive
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for the client
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but you want to at the same time get
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them to an outcome
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that is fair and you don’t want your
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client to be taken advantage of
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if if an improper suit is being brought
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so that involves
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you know fighting aggressively and
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moving to dismiss their case absolutely
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that’s what we would do