Only In (Litigious) America . . .

[Canary42]

. . . and shouldn't the highway authority be the ones sued for not putting up any barrier, leaving an open edge.  But Google are much richer of course.

https://uk.yahoo.com/news/man-dies-driving-off-collapsed-044700928.html

[Peter Pedant]

Nichty  ( that is AB speak for 'no')

MAY work in England - where there is a similar principle - someone makes a statement that X relies on and loses loo-lah. X has a claim on that someone forda loo-lah

so long as .... X and that someone are connected ( which I wooda thought gets up and runs if X has BOUGHT ( connection: contract) a google map)

AND is goggle under a duty to send out accurate maps when they have been warned that the bridge is down two years ago. Yes I think it might be

Highways dept of the local county - yes I would have thought MUCH easier to sue.

 

 

[Peter Pedant]

oh Hedley Byrne v Heller 1964

Negligent misstatement relates to a representation of fact, which is carelessly made, and is relied on by another party to their disadvantage. For some time it has been possible to claim for economic loss arising out of a negligent misstatement where no contractual or fiduciary relationship exists between the parties.

ALtho I used to think that the American legal system was much better than English, I can now see that the Lord Chancellors tap on the shoulder for judges is far superior to the President appointing his politiccal chums.

I cannot see why a senate ctee ( parliamentary ctee) is questionin Merrick Garland the attorney general (  english att-gen) about a decision of the Dept of Justice ( London CPS/DoJ) conerning a case  Hunna Biden ( no parallel in London), which is  still running ( live, sub judice).

None of the parties have any right to go at it if it were in London - which I think is much better

and as for two IRS ( HMRC) whistle-blowers giving sworn testimony elsewhere about the case ( soft on Hunna) WHILST the case is still to be decided by the courts,

ay dunno, ay really dont.

Didnt judy judy say - a case shall not beget a case? she did - 

interest rei publicae sit finis ad litem ( Lundy, Latin)

 

 

[Peter Pedant]

I suppose this should be in law

but so what, no one is  gonna read it

[barry1010]

It's not the first time Google has been sued for mistakes in their Maps

[bednobs]

were the other times successful barry?

[barry1010]

Not in this case 

https://searchengineland.com/court-dismisses-google-walking-directions-lawsuit-claims-82312

[andy-hughes]

I think the reason for suing anyone in the case of a tragic death is, as part of the grieving process, the bereaved person or persons are looking for someone to claim a sense of responsbility for the loss of their loved one(s) and that is often the reason for legal action, since it is a given that no amount of financial recompense brings the lost back, or in any way mitigates the agony of grief.