If I wasn’t so disgusted at how these people are tarnishing the image of China’s legal system, and specifically intellectual property enforcement, I could almost admire the sheer inventiveness and chutzpah of this scam, which apparently is fairly common nationwide: Legal experts say the Luoyang cases fit a nationwide pattern of courtroom hijackings by lawyers and judges who work with company executives to exploit a unique system in China that gives courts the power to enhance… [read post]