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I'm sure some young couple in rural Georgia that just made the biggest purchase of their entire life will jump right on that. I'm sure they've got a huge reserve fund for legal expenses set aside. /s
Absolutely this.
While lawsuits seem to drive the American economy, maybe we don't all have a lawsuit fund to go alongside our medical expense account, because we're too busy paying for housing and heat and light and food and gas.
...and maybe we shouldn't feel like the credible threat of a lawsuit is the only thing keeping people in line.
Some lawyers work on commission!
Like AstralPath said, the take a fairly large portion of the final payout, but more than that, when they are working on commission, they pay for all the costs, which isn't very tempting. For most laywers, if not all, working on commision, the have to be fairly certain of two things:
Unfortunately, not both are true that often. So, many people are just left screwed over with no way to recover anything
True, but your settlement to recoup costs gets eaten by the lawyer, likely to leave you with very little at the end of the day. So the defendant gets a slap on the wrist, you get a pittance and you're still fucked.
I'd sue no matter what just out of principle, but just sayin' lol
I'd rather have justice and $1 than no justice and no dollar
Correct me if I'm wrong but there is a certain % they are allowed to take if they win the case. Them taking it pro bono should not alter that %.
Depends very much on the type of litigation.
In a sane world, the company you sue would have to pay your legal expenses in addition to the compensation they owe you...
You can make that happen, but you have to win first.