A private harm regulation agency is actively courting potential plaintiffs in Kansas, utilizing the state’s age-verification regulation to dangle the prospect of enormous monetary judgments from grownup firms. The agency recognized by FSC is brazenly using church networks to succeed in potential plaintiffs.
In Kansas, easy entry of an grownup web site by a minor could also be sufficient to convey a civil case with statutory damages — no proof of precise hurt is required. Underneath the regulation, claims for statutory damages start at $50,000. The state’s legal professional normal is individually empowered to convey litigation.
“Whereas these cynical efforts will not be solely shocking, it is a reminder of the continued risk of civil litigation,” says Alison Boden, Govt Director of Free Speech Coalition. “These bounty hunter legal guidelines could be employed for revenue. We’ll proceed to observe threats whereas difficult these unconstitutional mandates in court docket. We ask anybody who turns into the goal of a lawsuit to contact us instantly as we have now authorized assets out there.”
