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Re:When your classmates threaten you with felony charges by tptacek on Monday August 28, 2023 @03:32PM (#37299297)
A forensics investigation is usually required by insurers. It's not an arbitrary amount of money, it's just an amount you're not happy with. I understand why you feel that way, but it's not the way the law works.
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Re:When your classmates threaten you with felony charges by AnthonyMouse on Monday August 28, 2023 @03:39PM (#37299390)
Services can negotiate the terms of their insurance contract or even choose whether or not to carry insurance. They agree to these terms and know the implications, and again, if the need for the investigation is legitimate then they should be conducting it regardless of how the vulnerability is uncovered.

> it's not the way the law works.

Which is problematic.

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Re:When your classmates threaten you with felony charges by woah on Monday August 28, 2023 @04:18PM (#37299890)
> This seems like a problem with the existing law, if that's how it works.

> I understand why you feel that way, but it's not the way the law works.

OP was saying they don't think the law should work that way.

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Re:When your classmates threaten you with felony charges by tptacek on Monday August 28, 2023 @04:27PM (#37299993)
Wait'll they learn about the Eggshell Skull Rule.
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Re:When your classmates threaten you with felony charges by AnthonyMouse on Monday August 28, 2023 @06:42PM (#37301322)
This is more in the neighborhood of contributory negligence.
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