[Modernman]

It's too bad that we don't get back to the roots of testifying- swearing on your testicles, under pain of castration

Trial by combat- there was a great picture in my civpro book showing the procedure in Norman England where the plaintiff was put in a hole up to his shoulders, while the defendant was given a club. If the plaintiff was able to get out of the hole while being clubbed, he won the case.

Kind of like a securities class action, now that I think about it.

[TheAngryClam]

generic drug product liability.

Even if you prove that you didn't make the pill that caused the problem, you're still liable for a percentage of the damages equal to your market share.