When using intimidation tactics, isn't it better to increase your pressure as it gets closer to finals for students- hold back until mid semester and then bomb the schools and students . . . Nothing would hasten a quick settlement like the pressure of upcoming finals.
Unfortunately....
The more people can learn about previously hush hush information like the capabilities of spy satellites and wiretapping -> the more worried a government will become that it is losing its ability to conduct intelligence gathering -> the more the government wants to clamp down on knowledge of what it does to protect itself / its citizens (yes I do think most people in the government work for the good of their fellow countrywomen and men).
Is it good, no, but it makes sense.
Derivative lawsuits are the bread and butter of some lawyers lives. Once you have a contested decision by any company's board of directors, the lawyers come in to make their $$.
Just to avoid the costs of the suit they can get a nice settlement for themselves (aka nuisance value) - and when the deal is as big as this that will be a lot of cash.
Beyond that, they might even be able to win it. Then the lawyers are looking at tens of millions AT LEAST. In the end, the shareholders won't really get anything, but YHOO will pay the fees.
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When using intimidation tactics, isn't it better to increase your pressure as it gets closer to finals for students- hold back until mid semester and then bomb the schools and students . . . Nothing would hasten a quick settlement like the pressure of upcoming finals.
That kinda worked for me --> Of course, then you just become disillusioned with the entire legal system. :(
Unfortunately.... The more people can learn about previously hush hush information like the capabilities of spy satellites and wiretapping -> the more worried a government will become that it is losing its ability to conduct intelligence gathering -> the more the government wants to clamp down on knowledge of what it does to protect itself / its citizens (yes I do think most people in the government work for the good of their fellow countrywomen and men). Is it good, no, but it makes sense.
Just to avoid the costs of the suit they can get a nice settlement for themselves (aka nuisance value) - and when the deal is as big as this that will be a lot of cash.
Beyond that, they might even be able to win it. Then the lawyers are looking at tens of millions AT LEAST. In the end, the shareholders won't really get anything, but YHOO will pay the fees.