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Does the quantity of lawyers actually makes a difference? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 8 months ago by vis4valentine@lemmy.ml to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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When they say that "they have an army of lawyers" or that Disney has more lawyers than animators and things like that, do they tho? Is an army of lawyers really effective? Do companies actually have an "army" of lawyers to redact and sign documents?

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[–] DickShaney@lemmy.blahaj.zone 13 points 8 months ago (1 children)

In addition to what other comments are saying, not only do they have a lot of lawyers, but they also have large legal budgets. They can afford to keep cases in limbo, appeal cases, and cost people a lot of money regardless of the legal or moral reality of what was done.

[–] d00phy@lemmy.world 3 points 8 months ago

Was going to say the same thing. This is the exact M.O. of the former US President, along with many many corporations. With the former, it’s why he never seems to be held accountable for the clearly illegal stuff he does/has done. With the latter, it’s why only a class action or the DOJ are capable of getting any legal satisfaction out of them - and even then it’s usually laughable.