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How does direct action result in a civil claims?
Greenpeace has been sued many, many times
While you may not have heard of it before, suits against (and by) Greenpeace and other environmental (and other protest) organisations are a relatively common ...
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How does direct action result in a civil claims?
A wronged party has discretion to sue or not sue. Many considerations go into deciding whether to sue, including:
likelihood of success
likely amount recovered
ability of defendant to pay
the time, ...
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