Originally Posted by
Dr. HFH
In legal circles, we call this a shakedown. They started and persist because it's cheaper to pay than to litigate, and businesses and insurers, not unreasonably make economic decisions. It will stop when insurers stop paying and litigate everything. The plaintiff's lawyers will pursue far fewer of these cases because they're on contingent fee, so if they lose, they don't get paid.
Maybe the losing side should be made responsible for reimbursing the cost of the lawsuit for the winning side? All these frivolous lawsuits with the intention of resulting in unwarranted settlement awards gotta cost the society in some ways, perhaps in the form of higher insurance/legal costs?
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