Truck driver can seek triple damages over CBD product

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  2. drvrtech77

    drvrtech77 Road Train Member

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    If he couldn’t figure that out that those products could have that in there as it a very good possibility then he’s an idiot…
     
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  3. Ridgeline

    Ridgeline Road Train Member

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    Disagree with the ruling, this means that now personal injury cases fall under the RICO statute and this opens the door for a driver to cover his drug use up by threatening the company he worked for and a company that he no longer needs to prove that there was intent to damage the person.
     
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  4. Gearjammin' Penguin

    Gearjammin' Penguin "Ride Fast-Truck Safe"

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    It was falsely advertised as being free of THC. If their lies cost me my career, I'd be suing their arses off as well.
     
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  5. drvrtech77

    drvrtech77 Road Train Member

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    so they claim… Nowadays, I don’t buy any of the crap
     
  6. Walk Among Us

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    "No THC! Completely safe.." Right.
     
  7. Gearjammin' Penguin

    Gearjammin' Penguin "Ride Fast-Truck Safe"

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    Me neither, for exactly this reason. Still doesn't excuse their misrepresentation of their products.
     
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  8. drvrtech77

    drvrtech77 Road Train Member

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    Im not talking about the products..
     
  9. Arctic_fox

    Arctic_fox Experienced mx13 execrator

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    Im with both dvr and gear here. If you buy anything even remotely related to a substance that can lose you your CDL without a doctors perscription to cover your ### with your a moron. Your literally trusting what until recently were literally criminals in a still evolving market with slap dash regulations with your career.

    On the other hand, if something is advertised as X and you get Y then there ARE laws in place to sue the ever loving #### out of that company and this guy is taking advantage of it. That said i also worry about the precident this sets. Like ridge said. I can absolutely see this being abused in a lot of ways going forward.

    So im somewhat torn.
     
  10. RockinChair

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    Supreme Court sides with truck driver who said CBD got him fired

    I don't foresee anything good coming from this, legally speaking.

    Also, this is just one more reason why you as a driver should never take any CBD products. I don't believe that there are any on the market that actually contain 0% THC despite what the makers claim.
     
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