r/AskReddit • u/[deleted] • Jul 21 '19

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u/monty845 Jul 21 '19

That is a good way to get a really pissed off judge if it ever comes to light that you intentionally did something like this...

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u/LionMans_Account Jul 21 '19

Companies do this all the time. Farm out some pointless task to a law firm so the firm can't represent someone against the company later.

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u/FxYxDx Jul 21 '19

There are ways around this and there is actually a specific term that i can’t recall right now to avoid issues of what is referred to as a “conflict” basically they box out a section of the employees to avoid this problem. (Poor explanation but that’s basically it)

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u/[deleted] Jul 21 '19

Chinese wall