I agree with the statements made about the US legal system..but what's even more scary is living in a country that uses the Napoleonic code...guilty until proven innocent.
I was accused (it was a total bullshit accusation that was later dropped) of taking funds out of someone's bank account via the internet...I would have had to prove I was innocent..they didn't have to prove me guilty. Ponder that one a while...how DO you prove yourself innocent in certain cases?
It was a pain in the ass, cost me attorney's fees and even though it was a complete lie, they didn't force the person who accused me to pay those fees.
I totally agree that in any suit deemed to be frivolous, the loser should have to pay all expenses, including those of the court.
I'm currently being sued by an ex-maid that QUIT for "unjust dismissal"..she's suing me for almost 10K dollars in lost wages, severance, vacation pay, bonuses, etc....and the bitch QUIT in front of 3 witnesses. I treated that woman like a member of my family, paid her 3 times the average wage, educated her kid, gave her gifts, etc...and get sued. Her entire deposition is a pack of lies from beginning to end, and I can prove it a dozen different ways. But it's going to cost me about 1K dollars in attorney's fees before it's over. Do you think anyone's going to make the "poor opressed worker" pay me back? Hell no.
Other countries are starting to take the cue from us, the overly litigous Americans..where will it end?
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