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In my country, if I remember correctly, you need to pay 5% up front to court for the money you want. Meaning If I want to sue McDonalds for 1 mil, I have to pay

by DocG 14y ago

In my country, if I remember correctly, you need to pay 5% up front to court for the money you want. Meaning If I want to sue McDonalds for 1 mil, I have to pay 5k. This keeps away nonsense cases. If I lose, court keeps money. If I win, I can add this sum to the total amount. This keeps cases real and amounts realistic.

mnutt 14y ago
What if the person is very poor and doesn't have 50k to put up for a lawsuit? Should no plaintiff ever be able to sue someone for more than 5% of the plaintiff's total net worth? The real issue is that since corporations don't have the same responsibilities as real people, they shouldn't have the same rights.
- jlgreco 14y ago
  Surely if they can find a lawyer who honestly thinks they have a case, they could get a loan for that amount.
  - dylangs1030 14y ago
    Yes but that takes more time. It's an interesting system, but we can't pretend it doesn't have its own drawbacks.
    - jlgreco 14y ago
      I'm thinking the loan could be from the lawyer themselves and built into their standard payment contract (similar to that "pay nothing if we don't win!" deal perhaps), but yes, it isn't a perfect system.
      - dylangs1030 14y ago
        I suppose that would depend on the lawyer's financial position and personal integrity.
    - DocG 14y ago
      True, it has drawbacks. I am sadly not too familiar with the whole system. I just know people try to leave court as last chance. But it also means, I wont probably get sued for opening a door to a woman.
- DocG 14y ago
  Then he can't ask for 50 mil. If you are poor(as living on the streets), chances are you are not going to court anyway. I doubt that person can go against big corporation without money(good lawyers cost). And when one can afford good lawyer who has real chance of winning, then the person usually has also money for paying. This is only when there is claim or civil suit. You can still go to police if there has been a crime of some sort. Also you can always file complaint to government. So no, this is not so unequal as it sounds. In case, one is sure of its winning, he or she can always take loan from the bank. It just keeps nonsense cases away.

by DocG 14y ago

mnutt 14y ago

What if the person is very poor and doesn't have 50k to put up for a lawsuit? Should no plaintiff ever be able to sue someone for more than 5% of the plaintiff's total net worth? The real issue is that since corporations don't have the same responsibilities as real people, they shouldn't have the same rights.

jlgreco 14y ago
Surely if they can find a lawyer who honestly thinks they have a case, they could get a loan for that amount.
- dylangs1030 14y ago
  Yes but that takes more time. It's an interesting system, but we can't pretend it doesn't have its own drawbacks.
  - jlgreco 14y ago
    I'm thinking the loan could be from the lawyer themselves and built into their standard payment contract (similar to that "pay nothing if we don't win!" deal perhaps), but yes, it isn't a perfect system.
    - dylangs1030 14y ago
      I suppose that would depend on the lawyer's financial position and personal integrity.
  - DocG 14y ago
    True, it has drawbacks. I am sadly not too familiar with the whole system. I just know people try to leave court as last chance. But it also means, I wont probably get sued for opening a door to a woman.
DocG 14y ago
Then he can't ask for 50 mil. If you are poor(as living on the streets), chances are you are not going to court anyway. I doubt that person can go against big corporation without money(good lawyers cost). And when one can afford good lawyer who has real chance of winning, then the person usually has also money for paying. This is only when there is claim or civil suit. You can still go to police if there has been a crime of some sort. Also you can always file complaint to government. So no, this is not so unequal as it sounds. In case, one is sure of its winning, he or she can always take loan from the bank. It just keeps nonsense cases away.