Had to have been California

Quote Originally Posted by AntRobertson
Not their fault the system's screwed and Americans think personal responsibility is a brand of perfume is it.
Well bein' as it's the lawyers lobby and lawyers running the country and the fact that lawyers will seek out the family and tell them they oughta sue and .... They are a heavy contributing factor, no doubt. We've already seen that the vote of people counts for shit in that country now, ain't we? GWB gets less votes, remains pres?

The fact that the legal lobby has defeated several bills to limit this type of litigation through heavy lobbying on more than one occasion, may bear somewhat on folks blaming them. Fact is, this has really gone crazy since lawyers have been allowed to solicit clients. most of the suits start with some sleazeball personal injury lawyer's agent (shill) sliding up to the grieving widow(er) with a whispered "I can get you plenty of $$$, honest It's not about the money, the people fucked up up they should be made to pay."

25% for an out of court settlement 40% if it goes to trial. personal injury Lawyers, they're not called "ambulance chasers" for nothin'

damn near ninety grand, for maybe 100 (maybe 200) man hours work on this one. it's big business in the States. Shit shouldn't even get past the judge that approves these cases, People are sometimes greedy, sometimes they want to punish someone when they lose a loved one. They are easy to manipulate.

The system is fucked up to be sure and country is pumping out more and more lawyers each year. more lawsuits mean more legal positions to be had. Corporations have large firms on contract as well as legal departments that take up floors if not entire buildings. The American medical association protects the medical profession by virtually forcing med schools to limit the number of students it accepts or graduates.
The legal profession's lobby arm, The American Bar Foundation, has lobbied for (and gained) the right for lawyers to advertise (late night TV even!) and solicit, it has defeated bills limiting personal injury suits, or reducing commissions(?) on awards, not difficult when you realize that 90% of the lawmakers (More or Less) are lawyers themselves. With over a million attorneys in the US, what is that, one attorney for every 300 people??? average annual income for an attorney? 175 - 200K? what's that 6000 per person per year to pay these fuckers? They need you to keep going to court!

I know! a referendum! Ok where we gonna find a lawyer to draw one up for us?

Oh fuck me I could go on for days about the different lobby organizations with money behind them protecting interests such as these, it's not just attorneys. The common man has what? The ACLU? Certainly don't have the funding clout these professional/corporate associations have do they?

In the last twenty or thirty years the legal profession has been very clear in it's message, "you do not have to accept responsibility, you can get rich drinking coffee that is too hot." people with $15/hr jobs or on pensions listen to that kind of talk. They be the messenger, but the message is "Sue, sue, SUE!"

personal injury lawyers are the bottom feeders of the profession in the US. let us not forget divorce lawyers, running a close second. Many of the legal profession look upon these fields with complete disdain but to back legislation impeding their ability to exploit the system? What's next?

Gotta admit I might not be here today if it weren't for a decent lawyer or two, Lawyers are a good idea. But 1 per every 300 people in the country? FUCK ME!

Don't mean to carry on so but The ABF, AMA and the other lobbyist groups in my country are one of my pet peeves I'd guess you could say. They're just fucking it up.