In America, you have the right to sue anyone for anything at any time. The plaintiff's lawyer may file a motion to dismiss or a judge may dismiss a case, but th

In America, you have the right to sue anyone for anything at any time. The plaintiff's lawyer may file a motion to dismiss or a judge may dismiss a case, but that doesn't stop anyone from trying to sue in the first place. That being said, people sue companies because companies have money and companies are more likely to settle so they can go about focusing on their core business (which is not litigation except for patent trolls). All this boils down to greed regardless what side you favor in this issue. Companies want to keep money they believe if rightfully theirs and individuals want to take money if they think they can get it. The fact that individuals are consistently lionized and companies are consistently is vilified is quite absurd.