[JamesP81]

I don’t agree. Loser pays should be the default ruling in civil trials. In criminal trials the state should be on the hook for the defendant’s attorney if the state fails to secure a conviction.

[Chickensoup]

because our justice system is so fair?

[xrmusn]

Loser pays should be the default ruling in civil trials. In criminal trials the state should be on the hook for the defendant’s attorney if the state fails to secure a conviction.
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Fully agree on the loser pays BUT should be some charge to the attorney taking a ‘bogus’ case. OUT OF HIS POCKET.

As to civil, WE ARE THE STATE, so the taxpayers would end up paying. NOW if it were to come out of the prosecutors pocket, different story.

“But we couldn’t get good ‘prosecutors’ then.
Well, bring GOOD cases, quit ‘picking on those that can’t defend themselves”..Questioned answered...

[AndyJackson]

100% disagree. Given what legal fees are these days, the loser will be bankrupt regardless of the issue. And as they say, the outcome of litigation is a crap shoot.

Under lose pays any well-heeled person or organization becomes unchallenged lord of the manor.