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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread champerty #127136 04/08/04 02:25 PM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 W wwh OP Carpal Tunnel OP wwh Carpal Tunnel W Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 The etymology is interesting: From AHD: champerty SYLLABICATION: cham·per·ty PRONUNCIATION: chmpr-t NOUN: Inflected forms: pl. cham·per·ties A sharing in the proceeds of a lawsuit by an outside party who has promoted the litigation. ETYMOLOGY: Middle English champartie, from Old French champart, the lord's share of the tenant's crop, from Medieval Latin campars, camppars : Latin camp, genitive of campus, field + Latin pars, part; see part. OTHER FORMS: champer·tous (-ts) —ADJECTIVE Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: champerty #127137 04/08/04 03:10 PM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Faldage Carpal Tunnel Faldage Carpal Tunnel Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 the lord's share of the tenant's crop Completely unrelated to faldage. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: champerty #127138 04/09/04 12:46 AM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Jackie Carpal Tunnel Jackie Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky A sharing in the proceeds of a lawsuit by an outside party who has promoted the litigation. Kind of a low thing to do, in my opinion. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: champerty #127139 04/09/04 02:40 AM Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 1,624 Utter Placebo, Planet Reebok Capfka Pooh-Bah Capfka Pooh-Bah Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 1,624 Utter Placebo, Planet Reebok The outside party may have put up the money to bring the law suit. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: champerty #127140 04/09/04 09:24 AM Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 7,210 Vermont Buffalo Shrdlu Carpal Tunnel Buffalo Shrdlu Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 7,210 Vermont just another form of investment, eh? formerly known as etaoin... Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: champerty #127141 04/09/04 12:56 PM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Jackie Carpal Tunnel Jackie Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Yeah, it's that "sharing in the proceeds" that makes it low, IMO. If somebody lacked the funds to file a justifiable suit, I wouldn't mind donating money if I were able. But I can't imagine filing a lawsuit strictly for personal gain. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: champerty #127142 04/09/04 03:52 PM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 W wwh OP Carpal Tunnel OP wwh Carpal Tunnel W Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 I have a suspicion that the "product liability" lawsuits which destroyed the small aircraft manufacturers represents a way in which champerty can be against the public interest. A man I knew of was drinking with some friends close to midnight when a girl said she had never flown at night. So he gallantly offered to give her a flight immediately. The plane crashed killing all aboard. The widow was solicited to sue the aircraft manufacturer, and did so, just because she needed money so badly. I don't think she got any money, but the aircraft manufacturer got stuck with cost of defense of a suit that should not have been allowed, because it was so clear that the pilot had been intoxicated. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: champerty #127143 04/12/04 02:10 PM Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 9 Wichita, Kansas D dwavle stranger dwavle stranger D Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 9 Wichita, Kansas Let's remember that, strictly speaking, it's champerty that brings the courts to the little guy. Think about the typical car accident victim - you can be sure, most of the time, that his attorney is being paid on a contingency basis. In other words, the attorney doesn't get paid unless the plaintiff gets an award at trial. The attorney takes a big chance that she won't get paid for her time and effort, and the plaintiff/victim gets a shot at compensation without taking the big financial risk of losing. 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