“Beckstead and Watts, LLP, and the Free Enterprise won, but there is no prize for them.”
~ Professor David Albrecht (guest posting at JDA), pointing out that despite a victory, the petitioners basically get jack squat.
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But probably not in ways they would prefer:
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