The complementary lawsuits claim that the massacre in 2022 was made possible by tech giants, a local gun shop, and the gunman’s parents.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/3320637

YouTube and Reddit are sued for allegedly enabling the racist mass shooting in Buffalo that left 10 dead::The complementary lawsuits claim that the massacre in 2022 was made possible by tech giants, a local gun shop, and the gunman’s parents.

  • TWeaK@lemm.eeEnglish
    101·
    1 year ago

    This is grieving family’s who are vindictive.

    I’d blame it on the lawyers.

    They dont care who pays, but somebody has to pay in their eyes. Sadly on the merits this case will die in court pretty fast and nobody is gonna see a dollar

    The family’s lawyer is getting paid either way.

    • scarabic@lemmy.worldEnglish
      11·
      1 year ago

      Yeah some families are vindictive but ALL lawyers are ready to press a case like this as long as they think they can win.

      • TWeaK@lemm.eeEnglish
        1·
        1 year ago

        If they think they can win it’s another matter, what I think is happening here is the lawyer is pushing for the case regardless, because they get paid regardless.

        • scarabic@lemmy.worldEnglish
          1·
          1 year ago

          I’m not sure that’s true. Families don’t always have deep pockets. The lawyer is paid a % of the settlement, which is probably more money than the family could just pay out of pocket. But it does mean they need to win, so they pick their cases. I mean if you pay them well in cash they’ll likely take any case. But a lot of personal injury cases and such are paid on a percentage.

          • TWeaK@lemm.eeEnglish
            1·
            1 year ago

            The lawyer is paid a % of the settlement

            Not necessarily, if that was the case I would expect it to be very likely they would win - a lawyer isn’t going to take a case on contingency if they don’t think they will win. More likely the family have a little bit of money saved up and the lawyer is taking advantage of them in their emotional state by encouraging them into a frivilous lawsuit.