It's not so much fear of a lawsuit but of simply avoiding a troublesome discussion. (recareered.com)
Recruiters are trained to try to get you to work exclusively with them, using scare tactics concerning «Double Submissions» (the same resume coming from 2 different recruiters — and that a hiring manager will reject double submissions out of fear of lawsuits from two competing recruiters). (recareered.com)
Backed by many geneticists and medical groups, the advocates sought to have Myriad's patents invalidated so that any lab could test without fear of a lawsuit for BRCA genes linked to breast and ovarian cancer. (sciencemag.org)