[Bronco_Buster_FweetHyagh]

Well, somehow these protection haven't stopped me from being notified of my status as a class action plaintiff in a case which I have never heard of, from which I stand to gain only a token benefit, but which promises to net the crusading plaintiff's attorneys a fat multi-million dollar payday

Well, there's a really easy way to solve that problem. Just advocate for a "loser pays" system where the prevailing party in a lawsuit is entitled to attorney's fees and costs incurred in obtaining a favorable verdict.

Of course, that will never, ever, ever, happen because Big Business and Insurance interests in this country would be forced to settle claims reasonably up front, or face paying attorney's fees if they do not.

You want real tort reform? Loser pays.

[Maceman]

You want real tort reform? Loser pays.

I don't think loser pays is the answer. Litigation is always a crapshoot, and even when one has justice on one's side there is no guarantee the verdict will go the right way. Who will dare bring a legitimate claim against any well heeled defendant if the loss of the case means potential financial ruin for the plaintiff?

Whereas these idiotic and parasitic "class action" suits brought by entrepreneuerial lawyers in search of a payday really are a plague on society, and bring no justice even in those cases where the plaintiffs plaintiffs prevail. They win their coupon for a free cup of coffee from McDonald's and the lawyers split millions in contingency fees.