Taking legal action against a host

[StLHosting]

I dont know if this is the right area or not but, since this is the lounge for general chit chat, but anyway. Is age a factor when it comes to filing a legal suit against another hosting company?

[Living Media]

I don't know, honestly. Good question.

If I were guessing, I would say that a suit may carry more weight if it were brought by another legal adult - but then again, I don't really know. That's just a guess. I am more than prepared to be wrong on this point.

[Dapon]

I don't believe a minor may bring a suit on by themselves in the US. A legal gaurdian must sue on there behalf. But like Leslie, I may be wrong. A minor cannot be sued directly because a minor may not enter into a legal contract.

[StLHosting]

If the person who is bringing up the suit is not a minor but the person they are looking to bring a legal suit against is a minor I guess is more my point. They cant enter a contract but their finances has to be fronted by an adult of some sort, usually family. So when the suit is brought in, I guess it's not against the minor itself but rather the adult

[Living Media]

Now that could be interesting, but not in a good way. Other people have had problems very much like this (no names mentioned since I don't have firsthand knowledge of the situations, touch wood-like product).

Under US law, minors may be tried or even sued in some circumstances, but the penalties may be significantly lowered. (Wow, good question: is there a civil-court analogue for juvenile court?) As for entering into contracts, minors cannot do this without consent of their legal guardian. The age of legal majority is generally 18 in the US, but some states may have laws on the books stating that for the purposes of XYZ, the legal age of majority is different - for example, 16 year olds can apply for jobs and be hired without parental consent, though there are restrictions in length of a single shift, total hours per week, or hours of the clock that minors can work (guess who spent their high school summers working at the local amusement park and consequently knows a LOT about these things? Yep, me.) I don't know what would happen in that case: if the legal guardians of the minor would be sued and / or held responsible, or which.

The individual could try suing the business entity - the hosting company. If the hosting company is not incorporated, then the burden will fall directly on the minor - and it may fall on the parents from that. What may happen after that, I don't know.

I'm not sure about how the system would work on a point like that - sorry. If I were you, I would ask a lawyer how it would work, and what might be the best way I can get restitution or compensation for whatever situation the minor person got me into.

And best of luck!

(Heck of a lot of "I don't know"s in that post - sorry.)