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Re:I feel hopeless, rejected, and a burden on society-one we... by PaulKeeble on Sunday July 30, 2023 @01:42PM (#36933835)
In my experience finding lawyers to represent you for these injustices is very hard. Disabled people also tend to be poorer and lawyers just aren't interested. Medical abuse of the chronically ill is a big area which lawyers refuse to deal with and it's rife with potential lawsuits. It's not this easy, everyone and I mean everyone treats you like your disposable.
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Re:I feel hopeless, rejected, and a burden on society-one we... by wombatpm on Sunday July 30, 2023 @02:29PM (#36934401)
I believe Prenda Law had a side business in these types of lawsuits when their copyright troll work hit a snag.
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Re:I feel hopeless, rejected, and a burden on society-one we... by the_other on Sunday July 30, 2023 @06:04PM (#36936472)
Please don't taint essential, but missing, legal support of marginalised people with the tarry brush of patent trolls. Doubly-so when you only "believe" the story to be true.
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Re:I feel hopeless, rejected, and a burden on society-one we... by wombatpm on Friday August 04, 2023 @09:42PM (#37008125)
https://www.abajournal.com/news/article/prenda_law_attorney_...

ADA sham lawsuits have been a staple of corrupt lawyers since it’s inception. The civil enforcement mechanism is the biggest failure of the ADA. The taint has long been there.

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Re:I feel hopeless, rejected, and a burden on society-one we... by hbrav on Sunday July 30, 2023 @08:37PM (#36937619)
Very true. This is one of those situations where having a friend who is a lawyer, and willing to write such a letter, is very helpful. It would not be legal to mis-represent yourself as a lawyer. But it's fine to have a lawyer write such a letter, which make the recipient think that you might sue, while having no intention of doing so. This is, of course, completely unfair because the poor, who are more likely to be disabled, are also less likely to have a friend who is a lawyer.
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