Daily Topic: Frivolous Lawsuits

[howebrook]

So its been a while since I've posted a food for thought daily topic but I thought I would get people's thoughts on the following:

As a society are we too quick to sue?

This has been a topic of much discussion recently in our house after the dog incident on Sunday and the construction of the pool.  It seems like these days everyone is so quick to

Comments

[suebaloo]

My answer to this is YES. We've become a far too litigous society, and are often very quick to blame someone else for the bad that we may have brought upon ourselves. As a result, those who have ligitimate claims are being ignored or poo-pooed when raised

[howebrook]

Definitely one of the major impacts is the inability to get speedy justice for those who have legitimate claims.

Litigators are definitely a different breed -- even though it is what I do I sometimes wonder if I am cutout for it for the long term. There are a number of days where the backstabbing and vindictiveness gets to me.

Why did we get rid of dueling -- seems like such a shame.

[bombedier]

I totally agree that people don't want to take responsibility for their own actions. This is a society of blaming others. We often talk about this in our home.

[howebrook]

What I don't understand is what led to this trend in our society -- why was it ever encouraged or fostered. How do we stop this trend because it is not healthy for any one or any society.