Comment Solution to frivolous lawsuits (Score 2, Insightful) 550
There is one SUREFIRE solution to frivolous and ridiculous lawsuits such as these.
It is simply to require the plaintiff to pay the defense's legal fees if the defense wins or the case is dismissed before it even makes it to court. The problem is that right now, if someone brings a lawsuit against another party, there is very little risk involved for the plaintiff. Law firms will take on crazy suits at no cost to the plaintiff on the off-chance that they will actually win and get a large enough settlement to make a profit overall or hope that the defendant will offer a settlement (even though they know they would win in court) less than their legal costs in order to "save" money. The latter is the scam that PanIP is trying to pull. This solution would stop them in their tracks.
If the losing plaintiffs were responsible for the incurred defensive legal fees, lawyers would not be so eager to take just any potential lawsuit. Claims would actually be researched and thought out before they were introduced into our legal system to waste our time, tax dollars, and business income.
If you think this is a good idea and are tired of wasting your money because of the lawsuit lottery, then write your congressman and encourage him to support an initiative such as this which would make plaintiffs responsible for the legal fees they incur.
It is simply to require the plaintiff to pay the defense's legal fees if the defense wins or the case is dismissed before it even makes it to court. The problem is that right now, if someone brings a lawsuit against another party, there is very little risk involved for the plaintiff. Law firms will take on crazy suits at no cost to the plaintiff on the off-chance that they will actually win and get a large enough settlement to make a profit overall or hope that the defendant will offer a settlement (even though they know they would win in court) less than their legal costs in order to "save" money. The latter is the scam that PanIP is trying to pull. This solution would stop them in their tracks.
If the losing plaintiffs were responsible for the incurred defensive legal fees, lawyers would not be so eager to take just any potential lawsuit. Claims would actually be researched and thought out before they were introduced into our legal system to waste our time, tax dollars, and business income.
If you think this is a good idea and are tired of wasting your money because of the lawsuit lottery, then write your congressman and encourage him to support an initiative such as this which would make plaintiffs responsible for the legal fees they incur.
