[AT] Quick question

[Chuck Saunders]

Time to start the feeder pig operation. Too much? Yeah probably so. Can't
they at least be compelled to pay your legal?
Wish I could offer real help
Chuck Saunders
KCMO

On Thursday, November 12, 2015, ATIS <yostsw at atis.net> wrote:

> Just a quick question:    I have a completely legal farm:   Properly
> zoned, above the minimum size, and part of an agricultural district.    I
> am constantly getting sued by the mac-mansion neighbors around me.   They
> always lose and in fact the last time the judge dismissed "with
> prejudice".   I assumed that would keep anyone from suing but it doesn't.
>  It just means I  win but I still have to spend money to defend it.  In
> fact, I was served yet again with a lawsuit early this week.
>
> In short:  There does not seem to be a disincentive built into the system
> to prevent suits - even if I keep winning.  My legal team - who keeps
> winning so I am biased towards listening - says filing a suit against the
> neighbors for frivolous lawsuits would probably fail.  They say the court
> requires "malice and callous disregard for the merits" for that to stick
> and it's a high bar to prove.  The fact they won't take that on contingency
> sort of proves to me they believe what they say.  A second opinion I sought
> supported their position.
>
> Anyone else who is farming on this list that is running up against this?
>  Just curious.   The legal bills are becoming onerous and everyone I talk
> to locally has not seen this.
>
> Spencer Yost
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