hahattpro@lemmy.world to A Boring Dystopia@lemmy.world · 3 months agoUS couple blocked from suing Uber after crash say daughter agreed to Uber Eats termswww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square81fedilinkarrow-up1721arrow-down14file-textcross-posted to: politics@sh.itjust.works
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This case is quite similar with Disney+ case. You press ‘Agree’, you lost the right to sue the company.
minus-squareBlueberrydreamer@lemmynsfw.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up11·3 months agoWell, that is exactly what happens in the vast majority of cases, and almost certainly what’s going to happen here. That’s not to undercut how shitty a practice it is, it mostly serves to discourage and dissuade people from trying to sue in the first place.
minus-squarephx@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up4·3 months agoThere absolutely needs to be a penalty for even trying bullshit like this. Maybe disbarring whatever lawyer thought it was a remotely good idea will send a message
Well, that is exactly what happens in the vast majority of cases, and almost certainly what’s going to happen here.
That’s not to undercut how shitty a practice it is, it mostly serves to discourage and dissuade people from trying to sue in the first place.
There absolutely needs to be a penalty for even trying bullshit like this. Maybe disbarring whatever lawyer thought it was a remotely good idea will send a message