I think they are missing most of the important consequences the lawsuit is seeking. It's about a lot more than monetary awards and that's extremely relevant.
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Agree. And even if they only sought damages, unfortunately that is the best our courts can do most of the time. In the U.S., saying that people shouldn’t sue because “they are only after money” implies that if firms do damage they should have no deterrent. It shelters wrongdoing.
aug 26, 2025, 8:26 pm • 1 0 • view
That's the side of the argument I'm on-- we should talk about lawsuits not in terms of giving money to people, but how companies can be held accountable. Even in this case where the lawsuit seeks other punishments, the person I'm responding to only referenced money
aug 26, 2025, 8:40 pm • 0 0 • view
Yes, that’s my point. Suing for “every penny” isn’t about enriching oneself. It is about depriving a defendant of resources. But even if it wasn’t, I think moral judgments about greedy plaintiffs are doing the work of those who would rather not see accountability. It’s the system we have.
aug 26, 2025, 8:45 pm • 1 0 • view
I didn't make a moral judgment, I was critiquing it from a practical point of view-- giving money to the parents won't solve anything, and it won't. It's frankly silly to think that they will bankrupt 'every penny' of a corporation valued in the billions
aug 26, 2025, 8:49 pm • 0 0 • view
I never said you were making a moral judgement. Others upthread were. “Every penny” is a quote from a skeet upthread. I have not opined on the likelihood of anyone winning such an award. I have agreed with your prior skeets. Not sure what the issue is here, so I’ll just say have a nice day.
aug 26, 2025, 9:01 pm • 0 0 • view