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Re: Manhattan Club Lawsuit (by Dennis R.):

I offer the following comments for consideration….. Jean-Marc Zimmerman is a partner of a small firm generally specializing in U.S. & international patent and copyright law with limited resources. Representing Eichner is Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP. A mega firm of over 1200 lawyers specializing in real estate among other matters with tremendous resources. The above comparison is the reason anything from small claims, class action or other suits are not worth the cost or time. Eichner has Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP on annual retainer. The law firm has many junior assistants that are on call for the sole purpose to do something that will justify the annual retainer fees Eichner pays. In other words, it doesn’t cost Eichner anything more to be represented or go to court than he already has paid. It’s like a legal insurance plan to cover any and all issues during a given year. If you are not represented by a law firm of equal or greater size and resources….you are literally burning time and dollars. During my career, I have witnessed the above scenario on numerous occasions at all levels both here and abroad with the same predictable outcome(s). The proposed initial fee of $1250….even if every TMC owner joined the suit is peanuts.