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You have a point there but don't forget, suing works both ways. And while the company may assume they can sue you into bankruptcy, lawyer could assume the opposite. If they counter-sue, a big company is able to pay damages. As with most things in live, they work both ways.

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No not really. It's a mater of orders of magnitude.

If your attorney bill is one million dollars, you are probably bankrupt and destitute.

If the company loses, and they have to pay their attorney one million, and your attorney one million, and maybe a few hundred grand of lost wages for you, that's still absolutely nothing for them. Pocket change. It will not materially affect their budget.

I seriously doubt there are many lawyers willing to sue Amazon on contingency unless it's the most slam dunk of cases.

Lawyers love to sue big companies. Do you know why? Payment is guaranteed if they win. And if company XYZ insists on an unreasonable non-compete without compensations, then this screams class action.

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