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04-22-2008, 09:34 PM
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Can superheroes be sued?
Can superheroes be sued?
Your opinion
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04-22-2008, 09:39 PM
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The Flash
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Of course, but only those whose identities are public.
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04-22-2008, 10:14 PM
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Experience is something you don't get until just after you need it.
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In She-Hulk, didn't she convince JJJ to sue Parker?
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04-22-2008, 10:57 PM
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Yeah, I spend WAY too much time here!
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Alabama
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Yes. I saw it happen in the Incredibles. 
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04-23-2008, 12:13 AM
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Daredevil
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Abbotsford, Canada
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Quote:
Originally Posted by rilynil
Yes. I saw it happen in the Incredibles. |
Thats what I was thinking
"you didn't save my life, you ruined my death"
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04-23-2008, 12:28 AM
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Mandarin
Join Date: Jan 2008
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I hope so...
I'm trying to sue the Red Hulk right now for sucking and wasting all my valuable time.
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04-23-2008, 02:36 AM
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3 kinds of people: those who can count & those who can't.
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i always wondered who's responsible for property damage.... someone has to be liable for that person that was struck in the head by falling debris.
of course im being sarcastic i've always wondered this as well.
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04-23-2008, 05:16 AM
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Have you ever imagined a world with no hypothetical situations?
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Location: England
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I don't see any reason why they can't, in principle, be sued. Wearing a funny costume and adopting a silly name doesn't give you immunity from civil lawsuits or criminal prosecution.
There may well be difficulties in serving a costumed vigilante with court paperwork. Plus, unless they're government backed or very well funded (like the Avengers or Fantastic Four) they most likely won't have the assets or insurance to cover the cost of damages awarded.
A society where costumed superheroics are part of normal everyday life would have to have laws to take account of such activities, which something that Dan Slott's She-Hulk run looked at.
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04-23-2008, 10:33 AM
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curmudgeon Mod
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Superheroes should by property liability insurance, which I'm sure would have a "Superhero" rider much like California has earthquake riders and Florida has hurricane riders. Perhaps, homeowners and commercial property owners could buy Superhero damage policies.
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04-23-2008, 11:34 AM
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Batman
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: United Kingdom
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Wasn't property damage one of the reasons for the Super Hero act of Civil War??
So that Super heros could be licenced??
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