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[-] echodot@feddit.uk 13 points 1 week ago

You can't sue someone because you made a dumb choice and lied.

[-] Crankenstein@lemmy.world 11 points 1 week ago

Technically you can try, but any judge would laugh you right out of the courtroom for attempting to waste their time.

[-] squaresinger@lemmy.world 15 points 1 week ago

This.

People keep confusing "can sue" with "be successful in court".

You can sue anyone for anything at any time. I can sue you because I don't like your default avatar. But that doesn't mean that I would have any chance in a courtroom.

And this is exactly how it should be. The decision whether a lawsuit has merit or not should be taken in court, not somewhere before court. Because that would mean that some police man or someone else with only cursory knowledge of the law would have to decide whether a lawsuit has merit and that would be catastrophic.

No, anyone should be able to sue for anything. And garbage lawsuits should be thrown out of court by a judge and/or jury.

[-] echodot@feddit.uk 2 points 1 week ago

Yes you can try but the company would never even hear about it because it wouldn't get any further than trying to file the case.

[-] Crankenstein@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago

Yes that's what I said.

[-] gedhrel@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

I think that's the point. It doesn't stop the occasional chancer from trying, but no this side of the pond at least you'll get short shrift if you do.

The whole thing is about limiting liability to the company. (In the pregnancy case I think there's an increased risk of thrombosis at late-stage.) Their policy says no paperwork is required, you say that applies to you; if something goes wrong after you lie then the onus is on you.

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