[ExI] stock sales on legal cases

[William Flynn Wallace]

The Predict_It site gives us the opportunity to bet on the outcome of a
case, but really what I was hoping for was a way to invest in it, which is
similar in a way but distinct.

 spike

I was only able to invest a few times, and those times informed me that the
word 'distinct' above may not apply.  bill w

On Mon, Mar 11, 2019 at 7:33 PM <spike at rainier66.com> wrote:

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> *From:* extropy-chat <extropy-chat-bounces at lists.extropy.org> *On Behalf
> Of *William Flynn Wallace
> *Subject:* Re: [ExI] stock sales on legal cases
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> Consider the American *law firm* and its peculiar partnership-based
> capital structure. Every state in the US prohibits outside *investment*
>  in *law firms* by blocking lawyers from sharing profits with
> non-lawyers. ... Partners in *law firms* don't have permanent equity, so
> they forfeit their capital when they retire.May 17, 2016  bill w   first
> page of Google search
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> That makes perfect sense.  If it were otherwise, it would be impossible to
> assemble a fair jury.
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> As we get deeper into the information age, we can pass information around
> without detection.  Juries could get in cahoots and line up for payouts.
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> The Predict_It site gives us the opportunity to bet on the outcome of a
> case, but really what I was hoping for was a way to invest in it, which is
> similar in a way but distinct.
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> spike
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