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[khazzah]

So in drafting applications, is there any way that a poorly written application can add damages compared to not drafting one at all?

Yes.  A poorly written application has negative value.

I'm still not seeing it. I'll buy that a poorly written application can damage another (commonly owned) patent application. I don't see how a poorly written patent appilcation can damage the marketability of a product, which is all you have if you don't have a patent app. And it's this aspect that I believe OP is asking about.

[bleedingpen]

So in drafting applications, is there any way that a poorly written application can add damages compared to not drafting one at all?

Yes.  A poorly written application has negative value.

I'm still not seeing it. I'll buy that a poorly written application can damage another (commonly owned) patent application. I don't see how a poorly written patent appilcation can damage the marketability of a product, which is all you have if you don't have a patent app. And it's this aspect that I believe OP is asking about.

May have went off tangent from the OP.  But marketability and ability to garner market share via IP rights aren't mutually exclusive.  If you are filing patent applications simply for marketability purposes, then so be it.  That's pretty low on the list of reasons I would file a patent application.