I've long admired Shakespeare's simple solution to litigation: "The first thing, let's kill all the Lawyers," proclaimed in Henry VI Part II - Revenge of the Nerds. In Silicon Valley the sentiment against lawyers took a fever pitch when Bill Lerach started filing class-action lawsuits against leading tech companies. But as it turns out, Lerach himself was involved in a kickback scandal and has been sentenced to I’ve long admired Shakespeare’s simple solution to litigation: “The first thing, let’s kill all the Lawyers,” proclaimed in Henry VI Part II – Revenge of the Nerds. In Silicon Valley the sentiment against lawyers took a fever pitch when Bill Lerach started filing class-action lawsuits against leading tech companies. But as it turns out, Lerach himself was involved in a kickback scandal and has been sentenced to 2 years in prison, a forfeit of $7.75 million in profits and a fine of $250,000. It couldn’t have happened to a nicer guy. Open Source