Posted by MarkB_MI on June 22, 2016 at 01:27:40 from (198.208.159.17):
In Reply to: litigious society? posted by Geo-TH,In on June 21, 2016 at 15:10:55:
Anyone can sue anybody for any reason. That doesn't mean they have any expectation to collect damages.
Last month I visited Johnstown, PA. A famous flood in 1889 killed over 2000 people there when a dam failed. The dam was owned by a club whose members included the wealthiest people in Pittsburg, including Andrew Carnegie and Andrew Mellon. Flood victims and survivors unsuccessfully sued the club (which didn't have any assets after the flood, anyway). This single case had a dramatic effect on tort law in the US, resulting in the adoption of "strict liability". Which is to say a plaintiff need not prove negligence, culpability or intent, only that the defendant's actions or omissions caused the plaintiff harm.
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