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> They have resources of time and money to easily bankrupt someone with a disability who has just lost a job Is this an America thing or did I just get lucky?
by corobo 5y ago
> They have resources of time and money to easily bankrupt someone with a disability who has just lost a job
Is this an America thing or did I just get lucky? Here (UK) I sued a company for disability related discrimination and it barely even cost me time never mind money. The solicitor handled it all once I'd given all the information I had. They took payment out of the settlement
- thereddaikon 5y agoThere are extremes when talking about the legal system. One is people telling others to sue for anything that offends them. The other is people like the above telling you that you can never win a lawsuit against a company because money is the only thing that matters. The truth is complicated and it actually depends on the individual facts and merits of the case (duh). Blanket statements about a system as complex as a legal system are rarely ever true.
- cratermoon 5y agoIs there a reason why comments on HN so quickly go to to " you said X but X is not always true" direction? Is there something inherent in the nature of HN readers making them gravitate towards seeing absolutism that was never there?
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- corobo 5y agoYou've taken a bit of a throwaway question to its most absolute and painted the entirety of HN with it there Maybe it is in the nature of HN readers :)