Originally Posted by
scubadu
Finally, though I certainly don't agree that what all large companies do is right, I struggle to believe that Air Canada doesn't have a fundamental understanding of the law here. If things are as cut and dry as all the anonymous internet experts here are claiming, I seriously doubt they would be going down this path.
I have no view on the larger dispute, due to ignorance, but on the point quoted, don't you think many large companies with deep pockets undertake lawsuits even if they know the law is against them when they know they can crush/outspend/intimidate the other party? I'm not saying that is what is motivating AC, of course, just that for all I know we know it could be. It's not like if a large company knows the law is not on their side, they automatically throw up their hands and concede.
On the specific topic of AC, it's pretty clear if you look at their responses to compensation claims that they don't care what the law says, they care about what they can get away with, at least on some matters.