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Originally Posted by rkomar
4 lawyers charging $100 each -> median = $100, mean = $100
3 lawyers charging $100 each and 1 charging $1000 -> median = $100, mean = $325
You only need one outlier to greatly affect the mean, but not the median.
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Yes, and that means that using the median instead of the mean can cover for
one really high priced lawyer, not
a bunch.
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Originally Posted by pwalker8
Looks like the national press is picking this up.
Headline - Apple's Star Chamber - An abusive judge and her prsecutor friend besiege the tech maker.
http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/...pinion_LEADTop
Obviously the "any stick to beat Apple" crowd in this thread will dismiss such views since it doesn't fit their world view, but there really is, or should be a limit on what an individual judge can do. It will be interesting to watch the appeal process. Apparently, Cote is starting to back pedal a bit on her decree. |
They are not exactly impartial in regards to this case:
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Judge Cote foisted Mr. Bromwich on Apple over its objections, to punish the company for what she ruled was price-fixing when the late Jobs tried to alter the payment structure of e-books in December 2009 and January 2010. His alleged publishing co-conspirators include HarperCollins, which like the Journal is owned by News Corp.
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