Lawyer groups with long-term stakes can equalize one-shotter bargaining power.

Evidence

In addition, this segment of the bar shares the repeat players’ interest in the long-term development of product liability law, and so it acts to secure a body of law favorable to their clients’-—and their own—interests. In sum, aggressive attorneys representing one-shotters and their interests may help equalize the prospects of repeat players and one-shotters involved in a dispute. — G. Alan Tarr, Judicial Process and Judicial…, 2290

Categorization

• XREF: Reframes repeat-player advantage as something that organized attorneys can neutralize, complicating Galanter. — connects to: Legal rules decide one-shotter cases because counsel quality is evenly matched — G. Alan Tarr, Judicial Process and Judicial…, 1118; Repeat players shape law itself to secure long-term advantage beyond winning individual cases. — G. Alan Tarr, Judicial Process and Judicial…, 1121; Ongoing business relationships push repeat players to resolve disputes outside courts. — G. Alan Tarr, Judicial Process and Judicial…, 2267 (+6 more)

Broader Connections

• Repeat players in one courtroom develop shared familiarity that shapes plea bargaining #expands (0.95) — G. Alan Tarr, Judicial Process and Judicial…, 1749
• Devoted lower-power groups can beat materially stronger paid foes. #qualifies (0.90) — Scott Atran, The Devoted Actor, 10
• In bargaining, seeming weakness can convert into strategic strength. #exemplifies (0.90) — Thomas C. Schelling, The Strategy of Conflict, 130
• Judicial defeats often mobilize losing groups to shift their fight to other arenas. #complicates (0.80) — G. Alan Tarr, Judicial Process and Judicial…, 3120