As much as we all like to see entitled and greedy corporates take a massive hit and fall off their pedestal, the outcome of this trial has nothing to do with justice nor law.
Ok, the guy is a moron, ok he did some bad things to other people in other deals, his moral compass (or lack thereof) is way off base, but that should have had no bearing whatsoever in the current case.
We all know from the beginning that the contract had not been signed, had no deadline, and didn't prevent the seller from finding another buyer. So, there's not a shred of justification to that lawsuit.
The fact that the Loewen group guy has ten planes, twelve boats, a dozen helicopters, a thousand houses etc...is absolutely irrelevant to the matter.
The lawyer just appealed to some sort of "eat the rich" instinct within the jury, nothing more. IMHO, the plaintiff should have lost for his case had simply no legal nor contractual merit.
Ok, the guy is a moron, ok he did some bad things to other people in other deals, his moral compass (or lack thereof) is way off base, but that should have had no bearing whatsoever in the current case.
We all know from the beginning that the contract had not been signed, had no deadline, and didn't prevent the seller from finding another buyer. So, there's not a shred of justification to that lawsuit.
The fact that the Loewen group guy has ten planes, twelve boats, a dozen helicopters, a thousand houses etc...is absolutely irrelevant to the matter.
The lawyer just appealed to some sort of "eat the rich" instinct within the jury, nothing more. IMHO, the plaintiff should have lost for his case had simply no legal nor contractual merit.
