New York Law School strikes back Forum

[MTal]

"In a motion to dismiss the complaint filed Thursday, the law school said the plaintiffs relied on "broad generalities" instead of concrete facts to back up their claims that the school massaged its post-graduation statistics to lure prospective students."

http://newsandinsight.thomsonreuters.co ... job_rates/

Personally I believe the plaintiffs laid out a good case and the motion will be denied.

[MrPapagiorgio]

"In a motion to dismiss the complaint filed Thursday, the law school said the plaintiffs relied on "broad generalities" instead of concrete facts to back up their claims that the school massaged its post-graduation statistics to lure prospective students."

http://newsandinsight.thomsonreuters.co ... job_rates/

Personally I believe the plaintiffs laid out a good case and the motion will be denied.

And your long tenure in law school helped you come to that conclusion? Just kidding brother.

Seriously though, quite interested to see how this turns out. Thanks for posting.

[scammedhard]

"New York Law School strikes back?"

Every Defendant always files a motion to dismiss alleging the Plaintiff has failed to present a case... This is a typical, mechanical response.

[Kess]

"New York Law School strikes back?"

Every Defendant always files a motion to dismiss alleging the Plaintiff has failed to present a case... This is a typical, mechanical response.

+1

Nothing worth mentioning here.

[theadvancededit]

"New York Law School strikes back?"

Every Defendant always files a motion to dismiss alleging the Plaintiff has failed to present a case... This is a typical, mechanical response.

+2

Standard motion practice, especially when billable hours are involved.

[Opie]

"New York Law School strikes back?"

Every Defendant always files a motion to dismiss alleging the Plaintiff has failed to present a case... This is a typical, mechanical response.

+2

Standard motion practice, especially when billable hours are involved.

Yeah, why would you not file a motion to dismiss? Should I bill my client to file a largely prewritten motion I could do in my sleep and possibly win this case without ever going to court? Sure, why not.

[minnbills]

Yeah, why would you not file a motion to dismiss? Should I bill my client to file a largely prewritten motion I could do in my sleep and possibly win this case without ever going to court? Sure, why not.

Or write a poor one knowing it will be denied so you can go to trial and bill even more hours.

[paratactical]

lolololol @ MtD being largely prewritten.

[pwyoung]

I'm just stunned that MTal has stuck around for 4 years.

[JCougar]

lolololol @ MtD being largely prewritten.

Everyone I've talked to basically says they're all the same.

[BiglawOrBust]

"New York Law School strikes back?"

Every Defendant always files a motion to dismiss alleging the Plaintiff has failed to present a case... This is a typical, mechanical response.

All right! Show's over, folks. Move along now.

[MrAnon]

How is "we just did what the ABA told us to" a defense?

I stole that candy bar, but EVERYONE was stealing candy bars!

[theadvancededit]

Yeah, why would you not file a motion to dismiss? Should I bill my client to file a largely prewritten motion I could do in my sleep and possibly win this case without ever going to court? Sure, why not.

Or write a poor one knowing it will be denied so you can go to trial and bill even more hours.

Conference, conference, conference.

[Kimberly]

Yeah, why would you not file a motion to dismiss? Should I bill my client to file a largely prewritten motion I could do in my sleep and possibly win this case without ever going to court? Sure, why not.

Or write a poor one knowing it will be denied so you can go to trial and bill even more hours.

It makes my stomach turn just to read this (= ).

[minnbills]

Are you upset by jokes Kim?

[Kimberly]

Are you upset by jokes Kim?

Only jokes with a nuance of sad and disturbing reality.

[blsingindisguise]

lol, like 3/4 of the talk in this thread is massively confused. MTD's are indeed routine (so yes, there's nothing special about the mere fact of one being filed), but they are far from mechanical. In fact they are a crucial stage in litigation and are often heavily researched because they decide whether various claims in the lawsuit remain or get knocked out -- this means (1) if you're the defendant and you get all or most of the substantive claims knocked out, you've won, (2) if you're the plai and enough of your claims survive, you have good leverage to push a settlement, and (3) their results will shape the amount and kind of discovery taken, which has huge bearing on the cost of the litigation.

Also, the thing above about deliberately filing a bad motion to dismiss -- highly unlikely.

[paratactical]

Filing an intentionally bad MtD would be hard to prove, but if you could those sanctions would be bonkers.

Also, if you're doing canned MtDs, you're doing something crazy to be sued by enough people singularly to get that many cases. The law might be routine, but the supporting shit, especially well composed statements of facts, should be meticulously composed and quite time consuming. The last MtD I did was a fucking opus of a paper and handily rid the firm's clients of an obviously pesky and inappropriate suit, but it still took time to put together.

[romothesavior]

Filing an intentionally bad MtD would be hard to prove, but if you could those sanctions would be bonkers.

Also, if you're doing canned MtDs, you're doing something crazy to be sued by enough people singularly to get that many cases. The law might be routine, but the supporting shit, especially well composed statements of facts, should be meticulously composed and quite time consuming. The last MtD I did was a fucking opus of a paper and handily rid the firm's clients of an obviously pesky and inappropriate suit, but it still took time to put together.

I still think you should go to law school. You would be so much better at being a lawyer than most of us.

[paratactical]

I'm too smart for that racket, jabroni. In ten years, I'll be the admin manager of a firm and raking it in.

[TheFactor]

"In a motion to dismiss the complaint filed Thursday, the law school said the plaintiffs relied on "broad generalities" instead of concrete facts to back up their claims that the school massaged its post-graduation statistics to lure prospective students."

http://newsandinsight.thomsonreuters.co ... job_rates/

Personally I believe the plaintiffs laid out a good case and the motion will be denied.

THANKS FOR YOU OPINION BRO!

[BiglawOrBust]

Yeah, why would you not file a motion to dismiss? Should I bill my client to file a largely prewritten motion I could do in my sleep and possibly win this case without ever going to court? Sure, why not.

Or write a poor one knowing it will be denied so you can go to trial and bill even more hours.

It makes my stomach turn just to read this (= ).

Someone's going into PI

[theadvancededit]

Yeah, why would you not file a motion to dismiss? Should I bill my client to file a largely prewritten motion I could do in my sleep and possibly win this case without ever going to court? Sure, why not.

Or write a poor one knowing it will be denied so you can go to trial and bill even more hours.

It makes my stomach turn just to read this (= ).

Someone's going into PI

Hahaha, PI motions are the fan fiction of the legal universe.

[Kimberly]

Yeah, why would you not file a motion to dismiss? Should I bill my client to file a largely prewritten motion I could do in my sleep and possibly win this case without ever going to court? Sure, why not.

Or write a poor one knowing it will be denied so you can go to trial and bill even more hours.

It makes my stomach turn just to read this (= ).

Someone's going into PI

Haaaahaaaa. Nice guess. In all of my outrageous optimism, I would be suited for it.... but I got other plans...

[minnbills]

So you're a sellout like the rest of us?