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Originally Posted by HarryT
The main discouragement to frivolous lawsuits here in the UK is that, in almost all circumstances, the loser has to pay both sides' legal costs. Is that not the case in the US?
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It hasn't been, but there is some push to make it so. Historically, the argument against making a failed plaintiff pay the defendant's legal fees is that it would restrict access to civil redress based on wealth. The point put forward is that the poor would fear going to court even with valid cases because losing would ruin them, whereas the wealthy could afford to sue on even the most trivial grounds.