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John Conyers: “I just wanted to join in the correction of my friend, the gentleman from Pennsylvania, because a zero recovery from the…”

On the recordMarch 6, 1995
I just wanted to join in the correction of my friend, the gentleman from Pennsylvania, because a zero recovery from the plaintiff raises no question whatsoever about frivolity, because the test is of the evidence, which you could lose by a very small amount. It has nothing to do with frivolity.
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John Conyers
Democratic · Michigan

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Addressing a point about legal evidence and frivolity in a discussion on recovery in court cases.

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