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George

On 4/8/2010 8:36 PM, wrote:
On Thu, 8 Apr 2010 17:06:10 -0700, "Steve B"
wrote:

"Kurt wrote in message
...
In astnet,
wrote:

With all due respect, that is a different scenario. The first suspect
would
be the restaurant and you'd have a hard time proving it was the mfg. In
the
OP there is no doubt what caused the problem; in the OP's mind at least.

And in real life, they most likely would go after the restaurant AND
the maker.

--
I get off on '57 Chevys
I get off on screamin' guitars
--Eric Clapton

No, in real life, they go for the "deepest pockets". That being the client
with the most money.

Steve

No, in real life your lawyer will want to name as many potential
defendants as possible. It makes it less likely that the whole case
will be summarily thrown out, and gives more options for collecting
damages. S.O.P.

That is standard practice. They are more than willing to spend the
relatively small cost to have their staff investigate who else can be
named and determine what assets they have. Even if they only pick up an
extra 20, 50 or 100k on that part of the action it is money well spent.