tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10424035.post8740653412857502215..comments2023-09-11T08:58:24.710-06:00Comments on Reach Upward: Killing Us Softly With SafetyScott Hinrichshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11831447472339880148noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10424035.post-27327918537137223282008-08-18T07:46:00.000-06:002008-08-18T07:46:00.000-06:00Even frivolous lawsuits cost a lot of money, even ...Even frivolous lawsuits cost a lot of money, even if they are eventually thrown out. That's part of the reason that we have become a pro-reactive society. Many of our actions are goverend by the fear of lawsuit.<BR/><BR/>I wonder if there ought to be an intermediary step that could be employed before formal litigation, such as arbitration. It would be good if at least some issues could be worked out in a less contentious, lower cost forum.Scott Hinrichshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11831447472339880148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10424035.post-40070929788767030262008-08-15T10:20:00.000-06:002008-08-15T10:20:00.000-06:00It's also important to make sure that in our eager...It's also important to make sure that in our eagerness to decrease the number of frivolous lawsuits, we don't discourage citizens and courts from pursuing cases with merit. <BR/><BR/>Most of the time, judges will dismiss frivolous cases. They already have that authority. Often the courts are the only venue for injured parties to gain redress and we should not close that door because some lawyers try to abuse it.Charles Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02975241234146573609noreply@blogger.com