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Re:Wal-Mart will pay employees to deliver packages on their ... by rayiner on Saturday June 03, 2017 @02:49AM (#14475336)
The irony is that if a lawyer gave you legal advice about what a car insurance agreement means with zero background knowledge of insurance law or extra research, that'd be malpractice. But we hold ordinary people accountable for adhering to those agreements and understanding the implications.
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Re:Wal-Mart will pay employees to deliver packages on their ... by studentrob on Saturday June 03, 2017 @06:18AM (#14475715)
Nothing wrong with holding the lawyer accountable.

If someone purports to be a professional about something, I expect them to be, particularly about matters as serious as law. I suspect we hold them accountable because those are the people society has entrusted with such matters. Same goes for doctors and medical malpractice.

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Re:Wal-Mart will pay employees to deliver packages on their ... by rayiner on Saturday June 03, 2017 @11:14AM (#14476746)
I'm not saying anything is wrong with holding the lawyer accountable. I'm saying that it's ridiculous to hold ordinary people accountable for complex consumer contracts. Even if you're a lawyer, you need either some familiarity with the relevant law or need to do some research to understand these contracts. We'd say it would be reckless for a lawyer to advise a client about such a contract with no background knowledge of applicable law. But we expect ordinary people to do it all the time and pretend like they understand what they're signing.
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