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US couple blocked from suing Uber after crash say daughter agreed to Uber Eats terms
(www.theguardian.com)
this post was submitted on 02 Oct 2024
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Your argument falls flat, because even interpreted in the best possible light, it only points out that the plaintiff's lawyer was sleazy, just like Disney's lawyers are. As if that somehow justifies the behavior.
But everyone already knows that liability is this weird area, where many of the lawyers appear kind of slimy, but even if they are, the outcome matters because the plaintiffs are normal people. That's not news. And if in fact Disney didn't have liability because their only connection was land ownership, as you claimed, of course the judge would have checked them from the case. There would have been no need for gamesmanship. There would have been no need to throw their reputation in the toilet. All of which is to say, if we interpret the facts generously to you and Disney, they still look terrible.
If you go to your friend's house for dinner and they end up giving you E Coli, do you sue their landlord? Because that is the situation you are glossing over by saying:
This is very reductive of the situation according to the plaintiff himself; which means you are either insincere or incapable. Either case leaves me entirely disinterested.
How is a private gift/shared activity subject to the same rules like a corporation selling you an item for profit?
I don't have health inspectors in my kitchen. I better hope restaurants have them regularly enough to enforce hygiene standards.
Disney also does not have health inspectors in another company's kitchen, because they don't own that fucking kitchen. Bro, you are arguing with a keyboard warrior on Lemmy. Your total lack of understanding is clearly established by both the raft of legal professionals who have already demonstrated the reality as well as THE PLAINTIFFS FUCKING FILING. So by all means, reach out to the plaintiff and explain to him and his lawyer how much more you know about it. 🙄