My car insurance is high because I need to be covered incase someone sues me. My cousin was in an accident, this guy actually swerved to hit her car so he could collect a payout. If you trip over, always someone is to blame, it's never your fault. How did it get like this? The courts should throw most of this out
2006-08-08 11:06:35 · 13 answers · asked by mrmoo 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
Peoples thought on work and ways to make a living have changed.
Something that came to my attention last year is the way that people today seek to aquire wealth.
Ten years ago the number one response to, "How would you like to make your first million dollars?" was invent a new invention.
Today the number one answer is to win the lottery followed by a close second, winning a large court settlement.
2006-08-08 11:17:33 · answer #1 · answered by first_thess_516 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Crooked PI Lawyers and chriopracters--people looking for a qiick dollar. Theysay the insurance companies have plenty of money, so let's screw 'em. You are right it makes the rates higher for the honest. Then you have the bleeding heart juries that award large sums for frivilous lawsuits, esp. if the plaintif is poor. amd the defendant has deep pockets.
2006-08-08 11:18:28 · answer #2 · answered by robert w 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because they can, and really that is the bottom line, there are people out there who can get money anyway they can, also lawyers who will help these people, sad..... but the world has gone mad. I am from N.Z. and its gettin the same over here. Insure your car, and just pray that you are not at the wrong place and the wrong time.. good luck.
2006-08-08 11:17:39 · answer #3 · answered by donua1022 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Suing was found to be the best thing to do to prevent you from putting the law into your own hands. However, opportunistic people always develop a tendency to abuse, misuse and manipulate what the law has created for equal justice and insurance policies have become mostly affected by it.
2006-08-08 11:16:05 · answer #4 · answered by Rallie Florencio C 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
America is a supercapitalist society where wealth is amongst the socially most desirable things. Sueing is a route to wealth and thus is socially encouraged.
2006-08-08 11:16:47 · answer #5 · answered by monkeymanelvis 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes it's gotton a little out of hand. I heard that if someone breaks into your house and trips over something,breaking a leg, then they can sue you for loss of earnings!Although i think that's in England, as in the States you can shoot a burglar right?
2006-08-08 11:11:57 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's a nation based on laws. And laws mean lawyers. And lawyers mean litigation.
Bart Simpson: "When I grow up, I want to be a lawyer just like you, Mr. Hutz."
Lionel Hutz: "Good for you, Bart. If there's one thing America needs, it's more lawyers."
2006-08-08 11:10:43 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
As and American I'll answer that one. So many of us think it is someone elses fault. Non accountability. Sad but true. America is very much a me, me, me culture, there I said it.
2006-08-08 11:12:38 · answer #8 · answered by Brian M 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Probably because Sue is a lot easier than Mary or Jane...well it is one letter less!!!!
2006-08-08 12:01:10 · answer #9 · answered by englands.glory 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because greasy lawyers profit so much from it. They also make it real easy because they work on a contingency basis.
2006-08-08 11:10:22 · answer #10 · answered by Irish Eyes 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋