I criticized Amazon’s policies in a blog. Their lawyers are trying to ruin me

Re:I criticized Amazon’s policies in a blog. Their lawyers a... by Waterluvian on Tuesday May 30, 2023 @02:17PM (#36128427)

Not a lawyer. I imagine there's various forms of discovery and various ways it comes up. But one thing to note is that you can be victim of the pains of discovery as an innocent third party.

"Hey random vendor, backed by the full force of the Court, you are compelled to spend time and money getting us x,y,z and/or lawyer time arguing about it."

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Re:I criticized Amazon’s policies in a blog. Their lawyers a... by abduhl on Tuesday May 30, 2023 @02:20PM (#36128473)

“The public has a right to every man’s evidence.”

If a party tries to abuse the discovery process against a third party then the third party can move for sanctions, including costs.

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Re:I criticized Amazon’s policies in a blog. Their lawyers a... by Waterluvian on Tuesday May 30, 2023 @02:21PM (#36128486)

I don't follow. Aren't we saying the same thing?

Yes, there's definitely remedies if things go too far. Good luck with those, though. But the point is that you don't have to be the plaintiff or the respondent to get tied up in an expensive, time-consuming process.

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Re:I criticized Amazon’s policies in a blog. Their lawyers a... by abduhl on Tuesday May 30, 2023 @02:23PM (#36128521)

I misread your post. I’ve deleted that sentence.

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Re:I criticized Amazon’s policies in a blog. Their lawyers a... by q1w2 on Tuesday May 30, 2023 @02:35PM (#36128681)

Unfortunately judges want evidence submitted so unless it is an impossible request, they usually allow it.

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