The impression is not limited to non-Americans. Filing law suits is tedious and expensive. The common defendants (big companies) like to give the impression tha

The impression is not limited to non-Americans. Filing law suits is tedious and expensive. The common defendants (big companies) like to give the impression that frivolous lawsuits are common because it makes people feel bad about filing them. That said, of course there are some frivolous lawsuits. There are also many with merit, and it's hard to tell which is which a priori.