Can you sue someone for giving you bad advice on Yahoo answers?

philbertpheinstein

Yeah. Go flush your head in the toilet. Now sue me.

mr_crankypants

Yes, you should sue yourself for taking bad advice from a stranger. Part of yahoo answers is that you need to EVALUATE the advice with your own common sense before you take it.

bubba bob

no, but you can become a laughing stock for asking that question

patriot07

no, they are not in a professional capacity. caveat emptor!

kissmymiddlefinger

you can sue a ham sandwich.
you can also find an attorney to take THAT complaint to the supreme court.

Funny how someone would sue someone who was trying to HELP them.....

Reminds me of the bytch that sued (and thankfully lost) someone who tried to help her out of a burning car. THe person got her out of the car but cracked her ribs in the process. They bytch sued him for damages.
Bet if he would have seen that coming he would have just spit on her flaming corpse....
This is part of what is wrong with american
everyone is so ready to sue so that they can blame someone else for personal stupidity!

deleted

Yes- you can win thousands of Yahoo points

Chainsaw

No, it is your choice to accept it.

dragonfire

no
yahoo has a disclaimer
and as such all forums do the very same thing

mamasquirrel

The judge will more than likely tell you that you should have gone to a lawyer or a doctor, and then kick you out of his courtroom.

You don't get gardening advice from a roofer.

________________________________

no read the user agreement. people are being nice and helping you if you have a real prob em you should go at a professional

Pedro Sanchez

Not a chance... if so let me know, so i can sue you as i am offended by your stupidity!

Rockell

Yahoo! does not evaluate or guarantee the accuracy of any Yahoo! Answers content. Click here for the Full Disclaimer. At the bottom of the page. Do you seriously think they are stupid enough to not have some kind of protection.

MOM KNOWS EVERYTHING

The difference is no one on Yahoo Answers holds themselves out as an expert in any field. They have no legal duty or obligation to you, and therefore they cannot breach any legal duty. If you ask your neighbor for advice about your love life, and you take it, and it proves to be bad advice, you can't sue your neighbor for that. Same thing here.

ptaewk

nope, you're fault for asking and taking the advice.
sue yourself.

rozzell j

Probably not seeing as you did not pay them for the advice. And if hundreds of people gave you the same advice, you can't sue them all.

george e

sure we sue each other for every thing else why not this one

gymnast247

what kind of question is that????????? ohhhhh nooooooo im sooooooooo scared i gave u bad advice now ur gonna sue me AHHHHHH

Lizzy-tish

Probably not , it's advice , you didn't have to take it . It's like buying a car , advisors and advisees beware.

Probably should read the privacy policy in regards to this.

beenabytch

No, because you are supposed to use YOUR own judgement!

mark

You would need to check the terms and conditions to see if you have agreed not to sue anyone.

You could sue , particularly if the person states a qualification , if the advice is below a professional standard.

You are very unlikely to suceed though.

Gnomon

When you use Yahoo Answers, "You agree that any use you make of such responses is at your own risk". That's part of the conditions of use. So you can't sue.

Well technically you can of course. You can always take out proceedings. You will have to do it yourself as I guarantee you will not find a lawyer willing to represent you.

This is why:

Firstly, you have no case in negligence because you will be unable to show a duty of care on the part of the answerer. People answering in here don't hold themselves out as being qualified to give this advice.

The other possibility would be to sue in contract. However you would then need to show that a contract had been formed between you and the advisor. To form a valid contract there must be an offer, an acceptance of that offer and consideration. What consideration did you give for the advice? Nothing, it was free. No contract, no case.

Thirdly, even if you did have a case there is the problem of jurisdiction. What country are you in? What country was the advisor in? Are they the same? If not how do you plan to sue that person?

do you see what I'm getting at here? Legal action is not a universal remedy. Sometimes you have to just shrug and move on. I hope the bad advice didn't do too much damage. Next time, you should be careful.

vivib

Yahoo answers is a place for opinions, most of the people here are not medical or legal professionals. If you had something so serious, you should have consulted a professional in the first place. Your word advice says it all, you can ask me ( if I knew you) what shirt to wear with your jeans and someone later makes fun of it, you can not sue me for my opinion.

Herman Miller

You can try but it likely isn't going to get you anywhere.

David M

No. I try to give the best answers I can, but the quality of the answer depends on the information given in the question.

debbieschwencke

I am thinking that anyone can sue anybody for anything. It is up to a judge to decide if the case merrits a hearing.

J.R.

You can sue anyone for any reason. Winning the lawsuit is a different matter.

rwfjr091

umm nope

Hollynfaith

NO, But you should smack yourself upside the head for literally taking the advice.

You can sue anybody for anything. Winning is a whole 'nother thing.

Akbar B

Yes you can but you have to identify them first and then prove intent to give you bad advice.

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