Yet another frivolous lawsuit

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Sep 25th 2010, 8:03 am

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Re: Yet another frivolous lawsuit

oh, dear.

Sep 26th 2010, 7:59 am

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Re: Yet another frivolous lawsuit

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Originally Posted by Tarkak9

I object to the premiss of it in the first place, pro se or not; the overall waah, blame and "I'm the victim here and someone should pay..." mentality and/or 'I can't be bothered to get self help so I'm gonna sue instead' which is often the case. ...

You are making a fair comment in this post. However, just because you think it is wrong or stupid or whatever doesn't make a lawsuit "frivolous."

Jargon can often be useful for short hand communication. However, I find that indiscriminate labeling can obscure ill-logic -- and "frivolous" is one of those terms.

It should also be noted that the "law of unintended consequences" is often at work.

The snopes links posted by FatBrit are of interest.

Sep 27th 2010, 12:36 pm

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Re: Yet another frivolous lawsuit

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Originally Posted by Tarkak9

imo, it is.

http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/201...e11-addiction/

Addicted gamer sues game-maker, allegations that he is 'unable to function'. Yet he can function enough to hire an attorney. Its going to pave the way for many other cases... against facebook, twitter et all. Quick, Sue... help, I'm addicted... (sorry to spoil your day after birthday...) delete my account!!...

Is this another "frivolous lawsuit?" http://www.slate.com/id/2268468/

There is also a beastie called a "SLAPP."