“We spent a large portion of the initial proceedings allowing lawyers to follow the standard process, charging us $1,000/hour to check all the boxes and respond to every silly and pointless motion line by line.”
Defending a civil case through trial can cost a million dollars, and winners rarely get fees back. Tyler Tringas fired his counsel, took the lead himself with AI chat tools and settled on terms he calls very favorable. Litigation is a war of attrition decided by who can afford the hours. Cheaper hours change who wins.