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> The problem is yelp has more money for lawyers than a low-margin local restaurant. Class-action lawsuits were created to solve this exact problem?
by fairity 6y ago
> The problem is yelp has more money for lawyers than a low-margin local restaurant.
Class-action lawsuits were created to solve this exact problem?
- bigbubba 6y agoWhat if they fail? Would yelp retaliate against businesses that participated in the class action lawsuit? This possibility, even if unlikely, may dissuade many from even trying. 'If you come at the king, you best not miss.' - Omar
- fairity 6y ago> Would yelp retaliate against businesses that participated in the class action lawsuit? Plaintiffs can remain anonymous in class-actions for this reason.
- HarryHirsch 6y agoMandatory arbitration was designed to get around class-action suits, arbitration does not create binding precedent. Constitutional originalism was invented to enshrine mandatory arbitration - if the framers of the Constitution didn't have it in mind it wasn't important or can be punted to a pernennial gridlocked legislature.
- syshum 6y agoClass-Action lawsuits were created by lawyers who changed careers into politics and got funding for their campaign from the trial lawyers association in order to increase the amount of money trial lawyers can make