I’m going to later when my bf comes over. Not really sure what that has to do with this convo though.

lol what? You’re not even talking in reality. Yes, they are considered a business in the eyes of the IRS. Just go. You’re making shit up at this point to attempt to prove a really bad point.

sure it is, unless you don’t believe charities are businesses (which would be false too). They have IRS exemptions that not everyone gets, but they are most certainly businesses in the eyes of the IRS. So this is awkward... but there’s that?

there’s a pretty large difference between getting over/past something and having the ability to think rationally. Yes, you should be able to think rationally a couple months after a loved one died, no matter how horrific. Doesn’t mean you’ve moved on past them or “got over” them. Stop.

why? They are both businesses where a mass shooting happened. The shooter just walked in and started killing people.

if the litigants were in a position to think purely rationally, they would likely have recognized this, but to dismiss these people as get-rich-quick, ambulance-chasing assholes is both idiotic and morally perverse.

Asking the families of the dead to pay for the legal bills is disgusting.

and if the litigants were in a position to think purely rationally

What did Cinemark do wrong?

But the theater tried to settle with them and give them money. These four plaintiffs refused because they . . . wanted more money. For something that clearly wasn’t the theater’s fault.

Both cases ended with absolutely zero legal liability for the theater, no visible policy changes, and a dizzying legal bill

lol ok

the disgrace was the families suing in the first place. Just because a few people on comment boards and social media feel bad doesn’t mean you can do whatever the fuck you want legally. They hired ambulance chasing lawyers, turned down a hefty generous settlement offer, and then lost on it. PR? Fuck that. Don’t file…

But isn’t that an argument against the plaintiffs’ attorneys? They are the ones who really took advantage of the victims to file a lawsuit that argued that a movie theater should have had TSA-levels of security (something that is patently ridiculous).

stop. This doesn’t even make sense. Are you saying that you can just file suit against anyone you want, no matter how frivolous, and not expect to pay damages when you lose?

I feel like the blame should really go on the scumbag lawyers that convinced these people to sue the theater.

They offered then a pretty good settlement considering they were found not liable already and were clearly not at fault. And the plaintiffs didn’t take it.

Not trying to be dense, but can you explain what you mean? If you were hosting a dinner party and people barged into your house — are you responsible? I understand if they’d been negligent or unsafe, but it doesn’t seem like that was the case.

I dunno, they gave the plaintiffs a pretty good settlement offer considering that they were already found not liable in state court.

Not really. Hopefully people will think twice next time an ambulance chasing lawyer calls them.