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credible threats to sue: a standalone construct

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Law and economics

the argument that spreading litigation costs over stages lets a plaintiff with a negative expected value claim make a credible threat and extract a settlement.

In law and economics, credible threats to sue refers to the argument that spreading litigation costs over stages lets a plaintiff with a negative expected value claim make a credible threat and extract a settlement. This meaning comes from Bebchuk (1996) in The Journal of Legal Studies.[1]

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References

Bebchuk, L. A. (1996). A New Theory concerning the Credibility and Success of Threats to Sue. The Journal of Legal Studies, 25(1), 1-25. https://doi.org/10.1086/467969

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