As a remedy for being sued wrongly or overzealously, malicious prosecution actions are traditionally extremely hard to win. However, should a court happen to allow a counterclaim for emotional distress, watch out — we’ve got a “thin skull plaintiff”. (Recording Industry Versus the People, Mar. 27).
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What a terrible day today was. Storms, blocked roads, and blocked detours from blocked roads, and then mass murders.
That letter is a beautiful object, that should be studied in Legal Writing and Analysis classes, in our law schools. It retrieved the day a little, as only a work of art could.
I generally view legal correspondence as so much sound and fury. But this letter made me nervous. Nice find!
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