Amazon.com confesses its risks

JKSCHW at aol.com JKSCHW at aol.com
Thu Jan 6 19:10:45 PST 2000


In a message dated 00-01-06 04:41:21 EST, you write:

<< To be fair, these "risk statements" are written by the lawyers

so that no one sues them for losing money. Lawyers suck. >>

Is this just general anti-lawyer-animus of the sort that has existed since someone realized that if one has laws one needs specialists to argue them? Is there something wrong with lawyers writing (in this case quite careful, honest, and accurate) risk statements to minimize Amazon.com's liability by telling people true things in plain language that anyone can understand? Actually, I used to be a professor, and after having dealt with academics for 20 years, I'll take lawyers any day for honesty, integrity, and social utility.

Justin Schwartz, Esq.



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