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Federal court decides in favor of retired engineer told by state to not talk about math in public (www.wect.com)

submitted 11 months ago by [email protected] to c/nottheonion

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[–] ikidd 3 points 11 months ago (2 children)

I can't see that anything like that would get anywhere if there was no compensation or contract entered into for that advice.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago

You don't necessarily need compensation or a contract.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago

The point is that you dont need comp or contract.

This is the same principle that spurs the IANAL tag people slap on to any and all posts that discuss a legal situation. Because if you let someone think you are speaking from an educated authority, you are offering them a level of expert approval or advice. And thus, any misled person can blame you for making them think you were speaking from experience and knowledge.