[AT] Quick question

[tmehrkam at sbcglobal.net]

Let it slip that these law suits are forcing you to increase the size of your hog operation.  You need more income to cover the legal fees. 

:-}

      From: Dave Rotigel <rotigel at me.com>
 To: Antique tractor email discussion group <at at lists.antique-tractor.com> 
 Sent: Friday, November 13, 2015 6:36 AM
 Subject: Re: [AT] Quick question
   
Hi Spencer, What is it for which you are being sued? Is it always for the same thing?
    Dave

On Nov 12, 2015, at 10:06 PM, ATIS 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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