Hillel L. Presser

There are seven times as many lawsuits as car accidents each year. Lawsuits have quickly become one of the biggest businesses. They are cheap to file, require little time and effort, and can lead to large payouts. In many cases, the plaintiff does not need to prove anything at all.The simple threat of spending hundreds of thousands—or even millions—of dollars on legaldefense often pushes people to settle just to make the problem disappear, even when they did nothing wrong.

There are seven times more lawsuits than car accidents each year. Lawsuits have quickly become one of the biggest businesses. They are cheap to file, require little time and effort, and can lead to large payouts. In many cases, the plaintiff does not need to prove anything at all. The simple threat of spending hundreds of thousands—or even millions—of dollars on legal defense often pushes people to settle just to make the problem disappear, even when they did nothing wrong.

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