Rather than going to their local small claims court, what makes these people call the show and decide to share their case to a large U.S. audience? Just curious. Greetings! =)
2006-10-05 18:13:29 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
because it is only$25 to file, no lawyers are allowed in the court room and they get a chance to put the defendants on national tv and embarass them even if they don't win everyone who watches will know and recognize them if they live close by. It's cheaper than getting an attorney and paying out the a** for a reason you really don't need to.
2006-10-06 00:46:35 · answer #1 · answered by ? 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I was under the impression that the cases are selected by the show's producers, and you don't ask to have your case heard on TV. But I think the participants are paid from a fund (based on the maximum small claims lawsuit allowed), split equally after the dispute is settled. For example, if the fund is $5,000, and the plaintiff wins a lawsuit for $1,000, he gets $3,000 and the losing defendant gets $2,000.
I think that is why the losers aren't as horribly upset with the result as you might expect. They don't actually have to pay anything, and most likely even make some money out of it.
2006-10-05 18:22:49 · answer #2 · answered by Alan S 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-18 21:58:01 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Any shot at anything that resembles a celebrity on tv is unfortunatley a motivating force for a lot of people.
2006-10-05 18:16:56 · answer #4 · answered by divad 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
They're fearious of eachother! :). I agreed that sooooooo many REDICULOUS cases occured... it's like kid stuff!! geeze.. I'm guessing they're trying to tell the audience some of the basic rules/laws in real life.
2006-10-05 18:16:58 · answer #5 · answered by Tank D 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A chance to be on TV.
2006-10-05 18:46:45 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
to get their 15 minutes of fame.
2006-10-05 18:24:36 · answer #7 · answered by arkie 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
They are stuuupiid
2006-10-05 18:15:01 · answer #8 · answered by chupakabra123 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
thats all a bunch of staged bullshit.
2006-10-06 02:38:03 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋