Jef’s Comments

• Feb 3rd, 2017 @ 5:29pm

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  on Recent Law School Grad Sues Twitter Because Someone Made A Parody Twitter Account

  Don't forget this:

  "Plaintiff requests to enjoin Twitter, Inc, jointly and severally, the social media website..."

  "Jointly and severally" liable means that together, the parties owe a single amount in damages, and if some cannot pay, the rest must cover the whole thing (not just their portion). So:

  1. You cannot have a single party "jointly and severally" liable for anything, because it's about how multiple parties owe money.
  2. You can't "jointly and severally" enjoin something, because it's about how multiple parties owe money.

  So the six words "enjoin Twitter, Inc, jointly and severally" contain at least two more legal errors. Honestly, I didn't try too hard to parse the rest.

  Good times.