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Why America Needs to
Stop Lawsuit Abuse.
At
Power-of-Attorneys, we fervently believe that honor, integrity and
respectability desperately need to be restored to America’s judicial
system - and restored immediately. Currently, we have a legal system that
invites and rewards abuse by lawyers and their clients alike.
Frivolous
lawsuits are being filed in record numbers and shows no signs of letting
up. These lawsuits, which are in many instances nothing short of legalized
extortion, clog the court dockets and force meritorious cases to be shoved
to the back burner.
Why should someone who has a legitimate claim be forced to wait in line
for his or her day in court behind hundreds if not thousands of ridiculous
lawsuits? He or she shouldn’t. Abuses of the legal system that allow this
kind of injustice to occur are not only wrong, they are immoral - and we
want to do something about it.
It’s one thing to protect someone’s rights, it’s quite another to make a
complete mockery of America’s legal system. Unscrupulous lawyers have
meticulously manipulated a litigation crazed mentality among our citizenry
and America is certainly not the better for it.
We now look to sue first
and ask questions later. Personal responsibility, once the cornerstone
building block of our great nation, is gradually being eroded and replaced
by a sue unto others before they sue unto you mindset.
We are acutely aware of the costs and consequences associated with abuses
of America’s legal system and are committed to raising the public’s
awareness of these abuses. Rampant lawsuit abuse costs each of us dearly.
Even if you’ve never been sued, don’t think for a moment that you haven’t
padded the pockets of many a lawyer - because you have.
The cost of just about everything in America - goods and services, health
care, education, public services and the like - all come with a lawsuit
cost attached. It has been estimated that American businesses, consumers
and governments spend upwards of $80 billion annually on litigation and
liability insurance premiums. These costs are ultimately passed on down to
you and me - the American consumer. We all pay - and we all lose.
And even if you have never been sued, your “turn” may be just around the
corner.
The only people currently profiting handsomely from our legal system’s
state of disrepair are, you guessed it, the lawyers themselves. While
there will always be some bad apples in the legal profession, the public’s
respect for lawyers and the rule of law will not improve until the legal
profession starts doing a much better job of policing itself.
The public
must demand that the legal profession begin reprimanding, suspending and
even disbarring those bad apples before the entire bushel is spoiled. Like
it or not, the legal profession isn’t about to clean up their act without
a lot of pressure coming from outside. That’s where you and I come in.
We strongly believe in the right of American people to use our legal
system when legitimate claims cannot be settled elsewhere, but also
believe that this right should never be abused or taken lightly. We also
believe that the rule of law should be respected and followed by everyone
living in our great country, especially those so called officers of the
court - the lawyers.
While the legal system in America may be broken, we firmly believe that it
can be fixed. When we begin the process of restoring fairness, balance and
common sense to America’s legal system and start penalizing the corrupt
lawyers and their classless clients who look to abuse and exploit the
system for their own greedy gain, we’ll be well on our way to a better
America. Together, we can make a difference.
Here's wishing you a lawyer free day.
Greg Hickman
Power-of-Attorneys.com
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