Add A Low Fuel Light To Almost ANYTHING!

[Tiger Small Engine]

Has anyone sued a YouTuber over bad info?

There is a lot of bad information on YouTube. That is a good question.

 

[Oddjob]

If there is a potential defendant with financial resources and there is an injured party, you can be sure that some lawyer will cobble together a legal theory to reach into the deep pockets. The State of Arizona has already sued YouTube for its alleged role in damaging the mental health of juveniles. It is citing that state’s Consumer Protection Statute. My state (NC) has a very broad Consumer Protection law and I can easily envision a claim that dangerous information disseminated for profit is actionable as an unfair or deceptive trade practice. NC also has an appellate court decision that says NC courts can create causes of action for every wrong, regardless of whether there is a statute on point. Every state has their own laws, so there is no uniformity, but keep in mind that pretty much all the state consumer laws were originally based on federal law and FTC regulations.

 

[David40]

Once again we are the victim of protecting us from the few idiots who are without common sense. This setup is no different than just about every fuel level device in gas tanks of every vehicle out there. I've replaced the fuel level/fuel pump in my van a couple of times. It has electrical wires, a pump and a rheostat connected to a float all exposed to the gas in the tank. I asked, how is this possible and how is it safe? Because of a simple principle, gasoline and gasoline vapors cannot ignite in the absence of oxygen.

 

[Scrubcadet10]

Once again we are the victim of protecting us from the few idiots who are without common sense. This setup is no different than just about every fuel level device in gas tanks of every vehicle out there. I've replaced the fuel level/fuel pump in my van a couple of times. It has electrical wires, a pump and a rheostat connected to a float all exposed to the gas in the tank. I asked, how is this possible and how is it safe? Because of a simple principle, gasoline and gasoline vapors cannot ignite in the absence of oxygen.

Just wait until people find out there fuel pump is electric...

 

[PTmowerMech]

Just having to fight a court case, even a fraudulent one, can get expensive.