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Originally Posted by flstf
No, but a suit is similar to an accusation, and there should be some penalty for making false accusations and filing frivilous suits. There seems to be little downside to suing someone nowadays no matter how silly the claim.
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As you stated, people can bring forth frivilous suits because there is little penalty even if you lose. That's the major downfall of the US court system.
The US court system should mimic the British court system, in the sense that if you bring forth a suit in the United Kingdom and lose, you have to pay for not only your court/lawyer costs but the defendant's as well. That, in itself, prevents such idiotic suits from cluttering up the legal system.
Basically, as it stands, you have nothing to lose by bringing suit against someone, but everything to gain.