Could the current finacial crisis in the US influence the outcome of the Amiga ./. Hyperion case?

[Piru]

You gotta be kidding me.

The notion that financial situation would somehow influence the way courts work is silly. Even if it would, the supposed acts have already happened, and the courts can't reinterpret the law ex post facto.

Even though Kouri's actions might be immoral, it doesn't necessarily make them illegal. What supposedly is "fraudulent" in his business?

[Piru]

I just asked if this could be possible.

It is not possible.

Pentti Kouri (->Kouri-deals)

Or just think of the AInc(W)->ITEC->KMOS->MKOS->AInc(D) shell game...

As far as I know Pentti Kouri himself was never charged for the Kouri deals. Whether he did actually commit a crime or not is debatable. Apparently the investigation didn't find anything worthwhile against him, and thus he wasn't prosecuted.

As to the A Inc shell game, do you have any evidence that a) it was illegal or that b) Pentti Kouri was involved?

[Piru]

Now its getting obvious where such business practices lead to and even a presidentship candidate promises to clean the US market from criminal managers.

Don't hold your breath.

Good politician talks about whatever the public feels like is a pressing matter. This year it's economy.

With such a change in public perception it might even be possible that courts have a closer and more critical look at certain business practises and are more eager now NOT to let them get away with what they did

I find this very unlikely. If it would happen, it would thru new laws, not change in public perception.

As such it would only affect the new cases. It would have no effect on the current cases, such as Amiga Inc vs Hyperion.

[Piru]

Sure?
Isn`t it true that a judge has some margin of discretion when deciding a matter - even in the US?

I bet they do.

The point is that it would be legally dubious if unrelated conditions (and in this case way after the actual incident happened!) would affect the verdict.

It won't happen.

[Piru]

@dammy

Please take that to coffee house. Thank you.