It seems the American rule re: attorney's fees might be to blame for this. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_rule_(attorney%27s_fees) https://en.wikipedia

It seems the American rule re: attorney's fees might be to blame for this. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_rule_(attorney%27s_fees) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_rule_(attorney%27s_fe... I live in a country with the English rule, so people think twice before trying to make a quick buck with some litigation (they know they will have to pay both sides' legal expenses). It's still crazy enough and courts are overloaded, but nothing near US levels.