Quote Originally Posted by ThunderDan View Post
I don't think it's about winning at all. Tie it up in court for a while, run depositions, keep the lawyer fees running than ask for a settlement. The insurance companies and the NFL know it will be less expensive to settle than the cost of lawyers and the potential cost if they some how lost.
You're a lawyer, right? I get the point about comparative costs but isn't that overly focused on the short term? Doesn't that calculus overlook the likelihood that settling will encourage future frivolous lawsuits that might otherwise never happen? Surely there is an actuarial table somewhere that can tell us something about this.