[NYer]

The Civil Liability (Personal Responsibility) Act and its amendments introduced caps and thresholds on compensation and shifted the balance towards greater personal responsibility to avoid long and expensive court cases.

Thanks for posting this thread!!! Perhaps it will inspire some US politicians to follow suit. Litigation in this country is tantamount to winning the lottery.

I read somewhere that excessive litigation was one of the factors that lead to the collapse of Ancient Greece.

[jimtorr]

I read somewhere that excessive litigation was one of the factors that lead to the collapse of Ancient Greece.

I don't know about Greece, but it certainly was a serious problem in Rome. The threat of constant litigation was an important reason why Julius Ceaser marched on Rome.