Posted by Harlan Messinger on 10/06/07 14:33

Travis Newbury wrote:
> On Oct 4, 11:48 am, Chaddy2222 <spamlovermailbox-
> sicur...@yahoo.com.au> wrote:
>> Hi all, I just found this article on the Target case and thought that
>> a lot of you would be interested.http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20071003/wr_nm/target_blind_dc_4
>
> In a strictly legal sense this is really nothing. All it means is
> that they will go to trial. But Target will end up losing in the
> socialistic courts of California, and we will move one step closer to
> a bland vanilla world where there is no incentive to draw with color.

Since you can have an accessible website without discarding the arsenal
of design techniques available to make web browsing a rich experience,
your concern is groundless.

> You know, if they put a cap on the amount of money trial lawyers could
> make this lawsuit (as well as thousands of others) would disappear in
> about a second.
>
> Or better yet, how about if you sue someone and lose then both the
> plaintiff and the lawyer are equally responsible for the defendant's
> leagal fees, expenses, and a little punitive money.

That makes sense for cases that are outrageous, where a judge would hold
that a competent attorney should have known that the case was without
merit. But there isn't any justification for scaring people from filing
lawsuits in good faith. You can't *know* in advance that you'll win your
case.

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