tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8188417.post2345299281654793513..comments2023-11-08T07:13:21.791-06:00Comments on I really don't like the word Blog: Why America is Worse Off: Part 2- Sue Happy LawyersOokami Snowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10396649763195640076noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8188417.post-21369413109980459602007-09-27T16:14:00.000-05:002007-09-27T16:14:00.000-05:00Here's more proof our system is set up for those t...Here's more proof our system is set up for those trying to take advantage of it. We (where I work) were recently sued for alleged violations of privacy laws that we had PROOF we never committed. And when I say proof, I mean no way anyone in their right mind could argue it. BUT we wound up settling the case. Why you ask? COST! Attorney fees! We didnt even go to court, if we did, we would win, but it would most likely cost over $30k in legal fees. We could sue to have the other party pay them but that is NEVER what the jury decides since we are a collection agency and our industry is not 'liked' in the real world. And even with proof of no violation, they would still feel obligated to fine or accuse us of something because most believe (they may not be doing any thing wrong now but its a collection agency, you no they did at one time or another) So we settled the case that had no merrit for $1000. without admitting guilt. By the way, even if we won, they would have appealed and more costs would have been expended. So it doesnt matter that we take painstaking precautions to follow all the rules. Even with insurance to cover us, deductibles are in the thousands. Sad but true.Irenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11168297434808815409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8188417.post-3644123521183233622007-09-26T23:11:00.000-05:002007-09-26T23:11:00.000-05:00Jayme: I'm sorry you felt bad before you read my p...Jayme: I'm sorry you felt bad before you read my post.<BR/><BR/>Lance: I don't know if having the loser pay for the loss is a good idea. A company could just hire so expensive of lawyers that no one could reasonably afford to attempt a suit because the loss could cost them too much, even if their suit is a valid one. There has to be a good solution though.Ookami Snowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10396649763195640076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8188417.post-2821353775348678972007-09-26T21:09:00.000-05:002007-09-26T21:09:00.000-05:00One simple solution..."Loser Pays"The loser of a l...One simple solution..."Loser Pays"<BR/><BR/>The loser of a lawsuit must pay the winner's legal fees.<BR/><BR/>Problem solved. (The US is the only developed country that doesn't have the "loser pays" system.)Big Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04249980260171734871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8188417.post-89568322772191689842007-09-26T17:04:00.000-05:002007-09-26T17:04:00.000-05:00:) for some odd reason I felt better after reading...:) for some odd reason I felt better after reading this postTuba Queenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06798503095624209311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8188417.post-27722858365422929842007-09-26T14:26:00.000-05:002007-09-26T14:26:00.000-05:00Yes this is true. It is sad that we think of ours...Yes this is true. It is sad that we think of ourselves as so much more civilized than what we were a couple hundred years ago, but in some cases we have not progressed much. (And regressed in other areas.)Ookami Snowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10396649763195640076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8188417.post-52290585685608128632007-09-26T12:56:00.000-05:002007-09-26T12:56:00.000-05:00I think that this also underscores a major problem...I think that this also underscores a major problem in our justice system. Lack of empiricism. It's all based on authority of testimony, which is typically pretty crappy, rather than evidence! Arg! Silicone implants never caused any health problems! Science has told us this. This didn't stop all of the implant patients from getting boat loads of money from Silicone breast makers! Science damnit not emotion!Blessum Yellowstone Triphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01986787012428833678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8188417.post-32353770637412993472007-09-26T08:27:00.000-05:002007-09-26T08:27:00.000-05:00I would live there too, any town that encourages g...I would live there too, any town that encourages gamboling in a good town in my book.Ookami Snowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10396649763195640076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8188417.post-10461502756910581322007-09-26T08:15:00.000-05:002007-09-26T08:15:00.000-05:00Yeah, we don't have that concern. We hope some of...Yeah, we don't have that concern. We hope some of our residents get hurt. At this same lake-area (the Monee Resevoir), we have a huge lake (actually a resevoir, man-made) stocked with the biggest fish you ever saw, and you can rent paddleboats and gambol around the lake. It's what's keeping me living in my town.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8188417.post-64295495609228290342007-09-25T15:22:00.000-05:002007-09-25T15:22:00.000-05:00That is cool that your city freezes over a lake.In...That is cool that your city freezes over a lake.<BR/><BR/>In the city I used to live in they were constructing a pond to flood during the winter time to freeze, but construction stopped for fear of somebody getting hurt when they play on it.Ookami Snowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10396649763195640076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8188417.post-7988117271897352962007-09-25T13:50:00.000-05:002007-09-25T13:50:00.000-05:00I agree wholeheartedly with the last paragraph. P...I agree wholeheartedly with the last paragraph. People just don't take responsibility anymore. They just want everything to be someone else's fault. Zipped your dick up in your fly? Sue Levi's. Lost your kite while flying it? Sue the string company for emotional damages. Choked on a severed toe that you put in your chili? Sue Wendy's. It's just ridiculous.<BR/><BR/>Oh, and my town still freezes a little lake over in the winter so we can skate on it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com