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Originally Posted by The_Jazz
She hired the lawyer because McDonald's wasn't willing to accept responsibility for their actions. Shouldn't there be a companion statement about corporations that aren't willing to take responsibility?
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I submitted my prior post before seeing yours. I wasn't speaking to that case in particular, but thank you for the more detailed history of the case. Whether it is an individual or a corporation, people should take "responsibility" for their actions.
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Personally, I don't see how "personal responsibility" fits into any of this. Either you were harmed by someone or you weren't. If you weren't and you know it, you're committing fraud. The lawyers are just doing their jobs.
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I agree. Whenever "fraudulent" cases arise in the media, there always seems to be an attack on lawyers. As you said, lawyers are just doing their jobs.
Generally, I don't see how suing a company that hurt you is abdicating personal responsibility. In order to file a lawsuit, you must take action, which involves personal responsibility. Even if a party involved in a suit is lying, it still involves an expression of personal responsibility. The issue seems to be more about honesty. I think that people (whether as individuals or as corporations) are no more or less honest than they have been in the past.
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Originally Posted by hagatha
I think people are afraid of personal responsibility because it means taking more control of their lives.
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Being hurt and trying to gain compensation for that damage involves taking control. So does not being hurt and filing a fraudulent lawsuit.