OT: Forum legalish question

[Michael ODonnell]

Even if you are completely blameless and all of your actions
have been so completely inside all legal and practical limits
that nobody bringing suit against you could possibly prevail,
the mere act of filing suit against you causes you real,
measurable harm.  It will cost you some combination of
time, money, reputation and even the oft ridiculed (but
nevertheless *entirely* real) emotional distress.

Every grownup should be prepared to accept *some* amount of
that sort of crap, but a countersuit (or even a detailed
description of the redress such a countersuit would seek) can
sometimes serve to jar your opponents out of a melodramatic
tantrum and remind them that their actions have consequences...