I'm sure you meant 'inversely' proportional, and I agree. Unfortunately, lawyers often muck that up. Lawyers want to make their job easier: not yours.
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I've always noticed hearsay is indirectly proportional to the facts shared by those involved.
Ever heard a rumor about Jim Miller's death? Exactly.
Spot on in your thinking. I was admonished within a couple of hours to keep my mouth shut, and my fingers off the keyboard by my insurance company's lawyers.
The Jim Miller accident was fully disclosed within hours and no hearsay was generated. It was the right thing to do and I applaud Todd etal for that full disclosure. I wish I had done the same thing. Hindsight is 20/20.
The dilemma for me was abide by the lawyers' demands or alienate the lawyer so they may or may not work for me to their fullest potential/ability. This was all very new ground for me.
I headed communications for a large organization that frequently dealt with contentious issues that would likely involve litigation. We frequently wrestled with the question of waiting for the courts and lawyers to be done with the matter...which can take many, many years during which you say nothing and may have to agree to a gag order at some point, meanwhile losing the battle in the court of public opinion, or fight it in the court of public opinion from the outset. Lawyers hate the latter...communicators prefer it.Spot on in your thinking. I was admonished within a couple of hours to keep my mouth shut, and my fingers off the keyboard by my insurance company's lawyers.
The Jim Miller accident was fully disclosed within hours and no hearsay was generated. It was the right thing to do and I applaud Todd etal for that full disclosure. I wish I had done the same thing. Hindsight is 20/20.
The dilemma for me was abide by the lawyers' demands or alienate the lawyer so they may or may not work for me to their fullest potential/ability. This was all very new ground for me.
At any rate...
I have all the court documents. It should be every word spoken under oath. Not just the few depositions. Email me if you want them.
I headed communications for a large organization that frequently dealt with contentious issues that would likely involve litigation. We frequently wrestled with the question of waiting for the courts and lawyers to be done with the matter...which can take many, many years during which you say nothing and may have to agree to a gag order at some point, meanwhile losing the battle in the court of public opinion, or fight it in the court of public opinion from the outset. Lawyers hate the latter...communicators prefer it.
... my NiTek Duo computer from the dive that day...Its also been suggested that this minor discrepancy may be due to a calibration error of the computer...