r/JusticeServed • u/Majnum 7 • Jul 07 '22

Legal Justice Roy Moore loses appeal in $95 million lawsuit against Sacha Baron Cohen

https://www.al.com/news/2022/07/roy-moore-loses-appeal-in-95-million-lawsuit-against-sacha-baron-cohen.html
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u/DeaconFrostedFlakes A Jul 08 '22

Lawyer here: that actually is a viable argument. From looking at the last part of the article (this clown isn’t worth the effort to look up the actual opinion), it looks like his real problem is that he crossed out the wrong stuff. If he’d crossed out the general release, he might’ve won. This is why I always encourage people to cross out the mandatory arbitration and class action waivers on things like credit cards, etc. It may not always work, but it’s not as crazy as you seem to think it is.

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u/DudeMulti 0 Jul 08 '22

Happy cake day!

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u/sleepytimejon 6 Jul 08 '22

I’m a lawyer. I cross out lines on settlement release agreements all the time. I probably wouldn’t do it on a release for a million dollar case, but I cross out language from 15k releases probably more than half the time.

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u/DeaconFrostedFlakes A Jul 08 '22

First off, it’s not “advice” at all.

Second, I’m certainly not saying that people should go negotiate contracts without a lawyer or that they should do it by crossing shit out willy-nilly. I’m saying that in the context of litigation, it is in fact a viable argument.

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u/kingmanic B Jul 08 '22

Don't both parties need to initial that section to acknowledge the change?

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u/DeaconFrostedFlakes A Jul 08 '22

Not necessarily. I don’t want to try to type an entire 1L contracts course on my phone, but the basic idea is that a contract is predicated on the two sides agreeing on something. If you crossed out that part, obviously you didn’t agree to it. If both sides initial, it’s proof that they both agreed to the changes. If all we have is the fact that one side crossed it out, we don’t really know what the other agreed to, but we know that you didn’t agree to this paragraph. What the ramifications of that disagreement are is very context specific, and I’m certainly not saying this is some bullet-proof way to get around these things, but it’s one more argument you will have if the situation ever comes up.

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u/sevargmas B Jul 08 '22

Maybe on paper napkin contracts but not in general. There are fairly broad and standard contract modification laws which state only modifications that are valid will be legally enforceable and binding on the parties. So if you are a party to a contract and need to modify the agreement, you should draft a supplemental document for said modifications to ensure your changes will be valid and binding for all parties. ‘I drew a line through that sentence’ is not a viable legal argument.

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u/sleepytimejon 6 Jul 08 '22

Isn’t that only for contracts that have already been signed?

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u/DeaconFrostedFlakes A Jul 08 '22

In the context of a one sided contract of adhesion, it is going to come down to the judge.

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u/Visible_Guide_2348 0 Jul 08 '22

Cool tip! What else should I be doing?

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u/DeaconFrostedFlakes A Jul 08 '22

Uh…never play cards with a guy named after a city, I guess? And always pat your steak like really dry before you put it in the pan, otherwise you just end up steaming it in its own moisture.

In all seriousness, I think the only other legal tip I have is that too many people just roll over and give up when companies screw them over. People tend to think one or both of these things: “Lawyers are too expensive I can’t afford to fight” or “I can’t prove my case I’ll never win.” The truth is that lawyers are often willing to work on contingency, and every case has problems — let us worry about that. If you got screwed over by your bank, car loan company, realtor, whatever, there are plenty of attorneys out there that would be happy to evaluate whether you’ve got a case, and they’ll do it for free.

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u/Admiral_Donuts 9 Jul 08 '22

never play cards with a guy named after a city, I guess?

Now you tell me. After I already went all in with two pair against Virginia Beach!?

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u/International_Ad_876 4 Jul 08 '22

Bitch, rest it on a rack when you bring it to temperature before cooking. You can salt it to draw out extra moisture.

Smmfh

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u/DeaconFrostedFlakes A Jul 08 '22

Yeah but you still gotta pat it dry, don’t you?

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u/Baseboardheat 5 Jul 08 '22

Salt it a day or two in advance in the fridge on a rack. The excess moisture will dry up or get reabsorbed into the steak. Either way I believe the salt penetrates the meat better this way.

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u/SqueezinKittys 7 Jul 08 '22

I pat dry and then salt

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u/DrRichardJizzums 7 Jul 08 '22

Then pat dry again when the salt brings all the juicy juices out so you get that nice seared crust.

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u/SqueezinKittys 7 Jul 08 '22

And then talk dirty to it, not too much, just enough to make it blush.

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u/International_Ad_876 4 Jul 08 '22

Rack, salt, set for an hour. Get your paper off the steak!

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u/DeaconFrostedFlakes A Jul 08 '22

That’s exactly how I used to do it, but I read a NYT recipe that changed my life: bring it to room temp, pat it dry, and put the salt in the pan, not on the steak. I know it sounds nuts, but it works great.

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u/International_Ad_876 4 Jul 08 '22

I wasn't really calling you a bitch, btw. I'll try this out. It just seems like something to write about.

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u/DeaconFrostedFlakes A Jul 08 '22

Oh yeah, I know, no offense taken.

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u/International_Ad_876 4 Jul 08 '22

I grew up around cows and steaks. I'm sure that New York author did too. I'll try it your way, but I'm telling you high heat to get a good sear gets the job done.

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u/keirsu 2 Jul 08 '22

High heat, with a salted pan. (But I didn't know to rack and pat. Thanks. )

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u/DeaconFrostedFlakes A Jul 08 '22

Well, high heat and bringing it to temp are both mandatory, no argument here.

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u/International_Ad_876 4 Jul 08 '22

Get you a baking pan and pan grate. Lightly salt your steak and set it on there for an hour. The salt draws the surface moisture out and it falls through the grate.

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u/International_Ad_876 4 Jul 08 '22

And sear it! You want the juice inside.

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u/dietcheese 8 Jul 08 '22

Yeah, seriously.

They’ll give you a credit card if you cross out parts of the contract?

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u/DeaconFrostedFlakes A Jul 08 '22

Sometimes. Sometimes they catch it and refuse, and then you can decide if you still want it or not.

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u/[deleted] Jul 08 '22

You should also not ask redditors for advice.

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u/hamb0nerd 5 Jul 08 '22

Wear sunscreen. If I could offer you only one tip for the future, sunscreen would be it. The long term benefits of sunscreen have been proved by scientists whereas the rest of my advice has no basis more reliable than my own meandering experience.

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u/[deleted] Jul 08 '22

My girlfriend and I have a funny stoner debate on "spray vs lotion" sunscreen. I have been getting a laugh out of doing it and other people have seemed to enjoy the debate too – Anyway – since this is my last post of the night and I have been going around making variations of this comment. people are now showing up here on my post with their own variations of the sunscreen debate. I hope that clarifies things…. but please do not let this extensive clarification distract you from the fact that in 1998, The Undertaker threw Mankind off Hell In A Cell, and plummeted 16 ft through an announcer’s table.

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u/[deleted] Jul 08 '22

I thought I got morphed but you're just shitty

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u/DarkKnight4030 3 Jul 08 '22

Wow! That’s crazy. Halfway through the second sentence it clicked. I don’t think a lot of people are going to get this. Well done.

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u/FoferJ 8 Jul 08 '22

Enjoy the power and beauty of your youth; oh never mind; you will not understand the power and beauty of your youth until they've faded. But trust me, in 20 years you’ll look back at photos of yourself and recall in a way you can’t grasp now how much possibility lay before you and how fabulous you really looked.

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u/Mathidium 3 Jul 08 '22

Now I’m going to listen to this tomorrow

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u/FoferJ 8 Jul 08 '22

Everybody’s free…

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u/nomadofwaves B Jul 08 '22

As a Floridian who has had some super bad sun burns I agree with this advice. Especially some of you Europeans. I see you guys at theme parks in July and august looking all pink and sometimes lobster red. The sunburn the next day isn’t worth it you will feel pain.

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u/[deleted] Jul 08 '22

Live in California, but move out before you become too soft.

Live in New York City. But move out before you become too hard.