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		| Originally posted by Mmmm, Burger (C.J.) Yeah, but doesn't any lawyer basically say that?  Yeah, you could win this.  Or not.
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 No one guarantees an outcome especially because so much is dependant on the judge.  However, many lawyers are willing to tell a client that they have a good case with a good chance of a favorable outcome or that they have a bad case with a good chance of an unfavorable outcome.  
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		| Originally posted by Mmmm, Burger (C.J.) Doesn't every patent suit have an essentially mandatory antitrust counterclaim assocaited with it?
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 No.  
And Rule 11 is still on the books last time I checked.