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Taking this question seriously, is there any legal system that has ever operated like that? What would it entail? A state monopoly on legal services where lawy
by panglott 10y ago
Taking this question seriously, is there any legal system that has ever operated like that? What would it entail?
A state monopoly on legal services where lawyers are assigned by lot? A system of "loser pays legal costs" where lawyers bid for likely wins/profitable cases?
- webXL 10y agoI think "loser pays" is a pretty good equalizer. It actually would protect companies like Gawker from frivolous lawsuits, or merely just the threat of those lawsuits. The savings could be used for legit cases such as this, without having a settlement bankrupt the company. And attorney fees are high in the first place because of the the demand frivolous lawsuits put on the system, so there's an additional source of savings from Loser Pays.