[DigitalVideoDude]

It was a very bad day for the USA when lawyers were allowed to start advertising on TV.

Can you spell "Mesothelioma"?

[Abathar]

I never watch much daytime television, so last week when I took a day off with the flu it seemed like every other commercial was of some huckster lawyer looking to add people to his class action suit, or to swear he can get you more for you injury than any other lawyer.

*sigh* they even advertise in Mexicanish for those who don't speak English now...

[EEDUDE]

**It was a very bad day for the USA when lawyers were allowed to start advertising on TV.**

"Get the money you DESERVE!"

You're damned right it was. Many Americans apparently view lawsuits like playing the lottery.

Legislation has been passed in many locales to make frivolous lawsuits disappear, but it is rarely enforced.
This is a sadly neglected area of law, but it IS important.

Anyone that has spent thousands or tens of thousands defending themselves from baseless lawsuits KNOWS this.

But, alas, it's the damned lawyers that make the laws.

They have a vested interest in keeping the status quo.