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> There is much much more suing going on in the US than in Europe This will be an unpopular opinion, but that's not necessarily a bad thing. How many wronged p
by monochromatic 15y ago
> There is much much more suing going on in the US than in Europe
This will be an unpopular opinion, but that's not necessarily a bad thing. How many wronged plaintiffs in Europe end up never having their day in court because of the threat of paying the other party's attorneys fees?
- orp 15y agoAlmost none. When people think they're in the right - they sue (or defend). Further, because of the 'loser pays' system, if the case is obviously bogus or blown up, often a lawyer will agree to take up a defense just for the right to claim the other side's expenses (e.g. instead of paying the lawyer, the lawyer takes a relatively small fee plus the right to any 'expense fees' leveled on the other side). In addition, I believe that in most of Europe lawyers cost a lot less than they do in the US (certainly so in Israel), to which a contributing factor is that less litigation going on.
- monochromatic 15y ago> in most of Europe lawyers cost a lot less than they do in the US As a lawyer, I don't see how this is a positive thing :) But seriously, nobody knows how many cases there are at the margin that don't get brought due to the loser pays system. Neither system is perfect though, and I can certainly make arguments in favor of either.