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Are you European by any chance? In the English speaking world, courts are typically adversarial and work by two competing interpretations (a prosecution/plaintiff and a defence/respondent) being fit to what happened.

If they don't have different models of what happens, the case usually won't make it to the court.



No, American, and have been involved in litigation and not a lawyer. I spent time growing up in Europe, but never professionally.

Litigators will frequently bring up contrasting legal theories. But you’re not allowed to go into hypotheticals when calculating damages.




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