“I guess you hit me at the right time. I have a low tolerance for bullshit today. So, what"s up?”
“Well, even when I don"t think much of a case, part of my job is to assess settlement possibilities, so that"s what I"m doing. Do your clients want to try to settle their case? Hopefully, they are in a better mood than you are.”
“All right,” Scott replied. “I have to hand it to you, that was a pretty good line. As far as settlement, we"re open to talking but we can"t hold the conversation alone. So far, I"ve heard lots of bullshit accusations, but no offers. And when opposing counsel starts out the conversation by stating that they don"t think much of a case, you can understand why I"m not optimistic with respect to our chances of settlement.”
“Well it"s clear that we have different views a
