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>  > Even though this guy was full of it and perfectly capable of causing
>>  everyone a lot of grief, he was out the door overnight, and I
>>  seriously doubt any lawyer would touch that case with a ten foot pole.
>
>Any lawyer will *take* a case, no matter how absurd, as long as you have the
>money for his services.

Well, of course, but that's assuming that someone is stupid enough to 
keep paying for no results! They're out there...

In this particular case this fellow was suddenly faced with NO 
academic/research/professional future, which means that whatever 
assets he possessed probably became very precious overnight.

>Remember the *granny coffee spill* case? That was
>pure bunk, and at the time I even believe that the coffee had an expressed
>warning right on the cover, but with a good enough lawyer, you can win
>anything. Ask Sony about all the technology they supposedly *invented* and
>had *prior technology* on, but could not reproduce in any capacity or figure
>out how to manufacture. Then, they sued the corporation to make them sell
>the stuff to them because Sony argued it *wasnt fair* that they could
>manufacture it while Sony could not.

Sony has the cash.


>FWIW, there have been multiple cases of ppl in the medical field
>misrepresenting themselves. There was another case where a guy *bought* a
>medical degree from an offshore university, I think in Senegal. 5000
>dollars.. Worked as a doctor at some very well known hospitals for almost 20
>years before he was caught. The AMA is very tight about information
>regarding medical disciplinary actions and coddles many bad  or doctors of
>unknown origin. There was another instance where a guy just came right off
>of the street and perpetrated himself as a doctor and actually got the job!
>No degree, nada. That buffoonery went on for years before anyone acted upon
>it either, and even then, he did not face any criminal charges afterwards
>because of the loose wording of the paperwork and legalities.

This sort of thing has become all too common in the last twenty years.


>Honestly, in a lot of positions a good tech can imitate an engineer fairly
>well and no one would *ever* know the difference. And, even if they ever
>were found out, who cares? Not much the corporation can/will do either way
>because it would give them bad publicity and they do not want to risk it.
>Brand is above all else.

That's how it usually works. But a good tech worth a lot. Pieces of 
paper don't mean squat when something needs to go out the door.

"Handsome is as handsome does"--The Old Gaffer.


>For some reason, in the mere 30 years I have been on this planet, I have had
>the displeasure of seeing nearly every scam in the book act itself out
>around me. I guess thats why I am so cynical.  :)) Sorry about that.
>

Not your fault. I say subvert from within!


-- 
Terry Bowman, KA4HJH
"The Mac Doctor"