Lawsuit Happy Society?
04/10/07 19:51 Filed in: Tort Reform
Contrary to the tort reformer cries, lawsuits for
personal injury are not 'flooding' our court
system. According to Utah State Court Statistics
personal injury lawsuits only make up 1% of
the total cases filed in 2006. More
surprisingly, there were only 230 medical
malpractice cases filed in 2006 out of a total
235,573 cases filed. Who is the biggest
offender 'plugging up' our court system? Debt
collectors, who filed a whopping 55,719 cases
in 2006. Clearly, our court system has been
hijacked by corporations when they file more
actions than the government does in
prosecuting criminals.