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TheAwfulWaffle
Jun 30, 2013

Brightman posted:

In some states it'd be fine, only one party in a conversation needs to consent to recording, in this case Chuck, and I think New Mexico is one of those places and this was looked up last season...yeah, and in fact with an in-person conversation consent isn't necessary at all in New Mexico BUT this is from a law from 2012, not 2002, which I'm having a difficult time finding information for.

Around here (Georgia) it's legal for one party to record a conversation without the other party's consent. BUT, it's considered unethical for a lawyer to do it, and some Court's won't allow a recording made by a lawyer into evidence.

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TheAwfulWaffle
Jun 30, 2013

Steve2911 posted:

Is it normal for class action suits to have one 'lead' claimant that has final say over everything? And is it normal for that person to have almost zero understanding of the case and to just do what the lawyers say?

It is normal for class actions lawsuits to have a small number of "class representatives" such as Irene. I don't think its too out of the ordinary for there to be only one class rep, but given the Irene's age it would be prudent for there to be more than one.

The class reps are supposed to be able and willing to represent the interests of the class, which means they are supposed to be able to understand the case and willing to do whatever they need to represent the class.

TheAwfulWaffle
Jun 30, 2013

bring back old gbs posted:

It's very likely Jimmy mucked with things to get a single person in charge that he could most easily manipulate. He just didn't count on losing his law license and having to use outside forces to manipulate her into signing.

Well, yeah. That's just good common sense.

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