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From: fred@varian.UUCP (Fred Klink)
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Subject: Re: Liability Lawsuits Getting Out of Hand
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Date: Fri, 26-Jul-85 17:19:03 EDT
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> > (saved the best for last)
> > A man filed suit against a tavern for negligently serving him excessive
> > amounts of alcohol, leading to his arrest and humiliation after he stabbed
> > another man during an argument.
> > ----------
> > Is there any justification for this sort of thing?
> 
> Yes there is.  Anyone can sue anyone for any reason.  The way one
> discovers whether the reason is on or off the wall is in the trial.

The point is that trials cost tax money.  No other civilized nation,
or I supposed uncivilized ones, has as many lawsuits on as many trivial
issues as the US.  Most should never come to trial in the first place.
However, that's an uphill fight.  We also have more lawyers per capita
than any other nation on earth and lawyers become judges and legislators--
the very people who can control civil court procedures.  Just a small
conflict of interest.