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Why should it cost $500k to defend oneself against a frivolous lawsuit with no legal merit? What I'm trying to ask is why is our legal structure in the U.S. se
by Osiris 9y ago
Why should it cost $500k to defend oneself against a frivolous lawsuit with no legal merit?
What I'm trying to ask is why is our legal structure in the U.S. setup in such a way that simply filing a suit against someone immediately puts a significant financial burden on the defendant?
- pessimizer 9y agoLet me tell you about bail... Our legal system is mostly about wealth, unless it's a dispute between two people of vaguely equal wealth.
- pcwalton 9y agoIt's not, not in all states anyway. Popehat has an explanation here: https://www.popehat.com/2012/06/07/why-yes-i-am-into-slapping/ https://www.popehat.com/2012/06/07/why-yes-i-am-into-slappin...
- ldiracdelta 9y agoIt is a real shame. In of the 90's, I heard "loser pays" tort reform bandied about a lot. Too bad nothing ever happened. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tort_reform#Loser_pays https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tort_reform#Loser_pays