It is not completely obnoxious; in class action suits the lawyers do not have 'standing' because they have suffered no harm personally, so they try to scout up clients who perceive that they have been injured by the defendant and then the case might proceed through the courts.
It prevents greedy lawyers from just suing everyone who has a dime... however most class action lawsuits - after legal fees and expenses - yield maybe $15 for those agrieved clients. :^(
True. I’m not saying I fully accept Robert Barnes’ conclusions, but he raises some interesting questions that are worth exploring.
Robert Barnes’ point is that courts apply the legal doctrine of standing in an arbitrary and hypocritical fashion. They frequently use it when they simply don’t want to take a case for whatever reason.