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minus-squarejackalope@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoHow is it a lawsuit if no law has been alleged to been broken?
minus-squareluckyhunter@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoIt doesn’t even say but I assume this is a civil suit? you can sue for any reason you can think of in civil court. It doesn’t mean you are correct. If this is a criminal suit then you have to tell the court what law was broken.
minus-squarejackalope@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoCivil suit doesn’t mean they don’t think a law was broken.
minus-squareluckyhunter@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoIt means they don’t think they can prove a law was broken.
minus-squarejackalope@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 year agoThat is def not what it means. You talk to a lawyer to understand how wrong you are. Clearly I won’t convince you otherwise from your ignorance.
minus-squareluckyhunter@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agowhat law are they accusing them of breaking then?
minus-squarejackalope@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoIf I had to guess, this: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sherman_Antitrust_Act
How is it a lawsuit if no law has been alleged to been broken?
It doesn’t even say but I assume this is a civil suit? you can sue for any reason you can think of in civil court. It doesn’t mean you are correct. If this is a criminal suit then you have to tell the court what law was broken.
Civil suit doesn’t mean they don’t think a law was broken.
It means they don’t think they can prove a law was broken.
That is def not what it means. You talk to a lawyer to understand how wrong you are. Clearly I won’t convince you otherwise from your ignorance.
what law are they accusing them of breaking then?
If I had to guess, this: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sherman_Antitrust_Act