Yes... being sued is a civil matter.....Mr.ViperBoa wrote:I thought being sued was civil matter.RoyGBiv wrote:Even if you are found to be immune from civil liability, what's it gonna cost you to go through the legal process? Immunity from liability does not mean that you can't be sued.
--- IANAL
My point is that whatever immunity you may have from being made to pay a civil "penalty" (judgment, actually) does not mean that you cannot be sued.... Being sued is a completely separate notion...
The criminal equivalent would be "being charged" vs "being found guilty"....
So.. even though you MAY (law is always gray) have civil immunity at the end of a civil suit, you can still be sued and be put in a position of needing to defend yourself against a civil suit... to prove that the immunity actually applies in your situation....
----IANAL