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Re:Shutting Down Forum (GDPR) by Sir_Substance on Friday June 01, 2018 @03:34PM (#17209202)
>If there's a risk that someone could sue you over something, from a business perspective I have always been taught that you avoid it, period, until you get a lawyer.

Bad news: If you have a business, people can attempt to sue your business for whatever they want, and you might have to defend against it. There is nothing on the books that says lawsuits have to be reasonable before they can be filed, only that people who abuse the legal system get punished AFTER a court decides they're a moron.

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Re:Shutting Down Forum (GDPR) by tatersolid on Friday June 01, 2018 @05:56PM (#17210789)
Judges in the US routinely dismiss frivolous cases[1] with prejudice.

And in fact even filing a frivolous case can result in fines or jail time for contempt.

So no, you can’t in practice sue someone for anything.

[1]: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frivolous_litigation

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Re:Shutting Down Forum (GDPR) by ryandrake on Friday June 01, 2018 @03:51PM (#17209419)
Not just businesses. Anyone can get sued for any reason. If your blanket policy really is “I won’t do anything if I risk getting sued” you literally can’t even leave your house.
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Re:Shutting Down Forum (GDPR) by Matticus_Rex on Saturday June 02, 2018 @12:49AM (#17212783)
Eh... this is way overstated. You don't have to be a lawyer to file a pretty solid 12(b)(6) motion, which gets you through the obviously idiotic suits. I'd rather file one of those than do GDPR compliance documentation.
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