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Berry C Offline
#1 Posted:
Joined: 03-08-2000
Posts: 176
I saw a piece on the news tonight that solidified my belief that many americans create a mess than bitch about having to deal with it. Let me explain. Tonight on the news, a lady was making an issue that she was unable to find a local auto dealer that would retro fit her car with a passanger side airbag defeat switch. Not that this lady created this problem, but when the TV station asked seveal dealers why. The response was, "what if they sue us?" The dealers are wanting to cover their butt, and I don't blame them. It seams to me that this country has become so law suit crazed, that many companies either will not provide certian services or have you sign more papers than were signed when you purchased a house before they will render the service. Why do people not see the evil circle that frivolous law suits create?
Hansen Offline
#2 Posted:
Joined: 03-11-2000
Posts: 444
Berry, I can tell you that to outsiders, from my point of view mainly Danes (and other Europeans), the american "I'll-sue-you-to-hell-for-any-purpose-at-any-cost" way seems totally crazed and way beyond what makes any reason in real world terms. I mean, all those stories one hear makes one tend to think that american law system is an other planet. - In another solar system. Thereby not saying that the Danish system is heaven, it surely isn't. A lot of Danes think that sentences for violence are way too short. Here you can attack someone randomly, kick and beat the living crap out of them, and get away with a 90-day penalty. For a first offence you even might stay out of jail, but have your sentence kept "on a hold" for say, 3 yrs. and will only go into effect if the person does another "bad thing". If you rob a bank you get 2 yrs straight off. Ordinary people doesn't understand this. - Hansen, Denmark.
shooter Offline
#3 Posted:
Joined: 05-11-2000
Posts: 150
Greed breeds frivolous lawsuits. It's fed by those who think that they can get something for nothing. Professional victims, you might say. Just look around. A group of people are offended by a historial symbol, so they sue to have it removed. Coca-cola settles a discrimination lawsuit and a few hours later, four more "victims" crawl out and starts this stupid procedure all over again. Software companies too sorry to produce a product as useful as Microsft's convinces the Feds to sue Bill Gates and company because they can't compete on level ground. A cop shoots and kills a bad guy while defending his life or that of a third party, he's sued by the scums' surviving family members. And it goes on and on. But, that's life in America. If you love this country, frivolous lawsuits are just one example of the many bad characteristics you have to learn to live with in order to enjoy the great ones.
aberdeen Offline
#4 Posted:
Joined: 06-11-1999
Posts: 741
well we can at least put a curb on frivilous lawsuits by making the plaintiffs pay all the court costs if they lose the case, plus inconvenience damages or what not, make the cost of bringing lawsuits high if they lose, that may distract some people from suing. Now I am embarrassed to say it, but my mother in law, who works for a law office has made a career out of doing this. My wife's sister and brother when younger got a large settlement from a school, because the school bus they were on hit the bus parked ahead of it, going about 2 miles an hour, nobody was hurt, but the school settled. She also would purposely drive around and get in front of a commercial truck and try to get it to rear end her. She also sued a photography company that used my wife's picture when she was in high school as part of their promotion, they had flyers and signs made with my wife's picture on it, without her giving permission. When my wife (only 17 at the time) found out she was thrilled about it, but her mother sued, but my wife wouldn't cooperate so she had to drop the lawsuit. She also has made a career out of bringing her ex husband (which is my wife's father) to court whenever possible. Needless to say I am on the best terms with her cigar smoking father, and her mother knows it.
tailgater Offline
#5 Posted:
Joined: 06-01-2000
Posts: 26,185
It would be tough to enforce a "loser pays" scenario. Oftentimes, legitamate cases are lost to wealthy companies who have 100 lawyers. And other examples exist. HOWEVER... If we somehow defined "frivilous" and left it for the judge to decide, and then penalized the lawyers who breed this garbage, now we're talking. Let's use some sort of demerit system, whereby too many demerits cause the lawyer to be dis-barred. Most of the outragous cases are initiated by the lawyers, not the plaintif. My wife was in a car accident and the NEXT DAY we had a letter from a lawyer offering advice on "her rights". She was fine, but these scum-suckers wanted her to sue the other party who was at fault. How many lawyers would procede if they were in jeopardy of losing their license? Let's use the courts for REAL cases.
shooter Offline
#6 Posted:
Joined: 05-11-2000
Posts: 150
Tailgater...I like that idea.
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