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Nuclear Unicorn

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8. Hypothetical scenario --

Sun Jan 19, 2014, 09:17 AM

Jan 2014

An employee has a condition requiring medical care. The employees' current policy won't cover that care but an executive at the company does have that coverage. Due to lack of treatment the employee suffers harm. Citing the fact the law was disregarded the employee sues for relief.

Who gets sued?

A) the insurance provider
B) the employer
C) the government

I'm asking mostly in a rhetorical sense but I'm sure you can see this as not being outside the bounds of possibility and the government -- by the President's hand -- is assuming a tremendous liability.

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They=IRS. nt geek tragedy Jan 2014 #44

Two honest questions Nuclear Unicorn Jan 2014 #6

I only have guesses. I'm guessing the argument isn't that he's waiving the law cali Jan 2014 #7

Hypothetical scenario -- Nuclear Unicorn Jan 2014 #8

None of the above can be sued for the harm you posit. Romulox Jan 2014 #9

The government gets sued constantly for failing to abide by its own laws/rules. Nuclear Unicorn Jan 2014 #12

The government has what is known as "Sovereign Immunity". Romulox Jan 2014 #14

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"the fed. government has sovereign immunity and may not be sued unless it has waived its immunity" Romulox Jan 2014 #17

So if some bureaucrat decides to destroy your livelihood Nuclear Unicorn Jan 2014 #19

Knowing something isn't the same thing as being "OK with that". It's not advocacy, it's just fact. Romulox Jan 2014 #31

I didn't say you would advocate. I'm asking if you'd resign yourself without challenge. Nuclear Unicorn Jan 2014 #34

Basic administration law. joshcryer Jan 2014 #37

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Thank you for revealing yourself. geek tragedy Jan 2014 #42

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and your posts are an embarassment and not even tenuously related to reality or cali Jan 2014 #15

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Gee, I wonder which way it will go... employees to get better coverage or the executives get worse? gtar100 Jan 2014 #30

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