pipejockey
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Technically, any time you attempt to sue anyone at any level of court system or attempt as a prosecutor to get criminal charges brought before a judge, you have to ask nicely first. That's what initial court procedure is all about.Vastly Underemp said:Actually, you CAN sue the federales, you just have to ask nicely first.
pipejockey said:Good, maybe SWA will raise prices to offset this fine.
Echopapa said:blzr said:Um...no. You cannot sue the Federal government. quote]
Wrong.
You can sue the Fed Govmnt...
For those (few) who care...You can only sue the gov't for what they say you can sue them for. The gov't enjoys "sovereign immunity” which prohibits its citizens from suing. Under the Federal Tort Claims Act (and similar state acts) the gov’t has permitted itself to be sued for certain specific things, but not nearly all the stuff you can sue … say McDonald’s … for. The “Ferris Doctrine” which covers the “can’t sue the military” issue is another thing altogether.
Speaking of the McD’s coffee case. Those who tout that as a case of the legal system run amok fail to mention that Mc D’s was serving coffee at a temperature that causes 2nd and 3d degree burns to human flesh in under four seconds. They knew that, but made a “business decision” that it was cheaper to keep doing that and pay out burn claims than to reduce the temp of their coffee (???). The jury verdict (which took into account the plaintiff’s contributory stupidity), represented only 2 days worth of Mc D’s coffee sales.
frmrBUFFdrvr said:Good that they will raise prices? That's a brilliant statement.
munson said:keep in mind, she was awarded this by a jury of her peers. So the better question is not wtf is up with the system, but wtf is up with that jury. But yes, i would agree that the system is afu also