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		shasta on May 23, 2014 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Don't mess with Newegg > the troll's strategy was so obvious they were required to put up a bond to cover at least part of our side's legal fees if they lost. Yeah, how much money did you spend getting to that point?

mhandley on May 23, 2014 [–]

That part, only the client knows. But I'd guess at least £1m (out of £3m or so total legal costs on our side). These cases are not cheap if they get as far as going to court.

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