Post by @DokPsy@lemmy.world

2026-04-11 16:49 UTC

While you are pedantically correct, I was speaking with the understanding that frivolous lawsuits can be ignored. Like, you could sue a person you've never met for stealing your intellectual property that you don't have with absolutely no evidence or for wearing a blue shirt but no one would reasonably count those as actual suits. Defamation requires falsehoods based on precedent and case law so a suit that alleges defamation when the person spoke no lies is not a reasonable suit and doesn't really count

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@forrgott@lemmy.zip 2026-04-12 06:02

Well, no, frivolous lawsuits absolutely cannot be ignored. That will result in a summary judgment against you. In fact, the orange shithead became infamous for illegally refusing to pay contractors, then overwhelming them with frivolous lawsuits which would force the victim to back down because they couldn't afford the legal fees to defend themselves. Whether the allegation is reasonable or not is irrelevant. If you don't defend yourself, you lose. If you can't afford decent representation, you lose. Objective truth doesn't even count. The wording of the law, whatever precedent exists from previous cases (even if it's obviously bullshit), and correctly following obtuse rules in how you present your argument are all that matters. So, call it pedantic if you want, whatever; our legal system just does not work the way you're implying. At all. Edit: Even if a lawsuit should obviously be thrown out, the judge generally cannot just do that - your lawyer has to file a motion requesting dismissal. Ignoring it WILL bite you in the ass.

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