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BTW, lawyers do SOLICIT plaintiffs

Under the rules of ethics they are not supposed to solicit, but they get away with it anyway. My point, however, is that next time you stub your toe on a curb in a parking lot and some lawyer tries to solicit you to sue for millions of dollars -- just say NO! Too many people say "yes" and then complain and call the lawyer greedy because the lawyer took one-third of what the plaintiff should not have received in the first place.

"My point, however, is that next time you stub your toe on a curb in a parking lot and some lawyer tries to solicit you to sue for millions of dollars -- just say NO! Too many people say "yes" and then complain and call the lawyer greedy because the lawyer took one-third of what the plaintiff should not have received in the first place."

We agree more than we disagree. I've never sued and never will... frivolously. However, there are far too many who do and simply telling people to "just say no" isn't going to stem the tide as long as it remains a surer method of wealth-attainment than the lottery.

The control in this argument can only be exercised by the attorneys. They run the legal system (through the bar associations, legislatures, benches and court rooms) and they have the power to regulate the system. As long as they promise the downtrodden "get rich quick" lawsuits, we'll have them.

I agree with what many have posted... make it a "loser pays" system and you'll stop much of the frivolity.