Rights Violation or a Complete Jerk?

[Roland]

I don't disagree with your evaluation of what the law states. But I disagree that there is a pandemic of absurd cases bogging our court systems - precisely because some weasels know how to win when someone looks at them the wrong way.

Cheers,

Munk

Naive on your part.;)There are plenty of frivolous lawsuits bogging down our court systems, and it's only getting worse. It is because of this that more and more penalties are being handed out for them, and the penalties themselves becoming harsher and harsher. Case in point: SCO vs. IBM and SCO vs. Novell. Granted, they are not concluded yet, but there have been numerous stern warnings against SCO for frivolity, not to mention the almost certain penalties against SCO pending the resolution of these cases, in addition to the counter-claims from both Novell and IBM.

While I agree that the situation has not reached a critical mass, it is foolish to think that frivolous lawsuits don't bog down our courts. Believe me, I'm witness to a few of them that have affected or currently affect my life (although only peripherally; I am not involved in the actual case, but the outcome of it will affect me, as the matters that brought it to court already have). We have not earned the nickname of being a "lawsuit happy" country for nothing, you know.;)

Oh, and thanks for the kind words. I mostly lurk here these days, usually keeping my mouth shut, but every once in awhile I can be coaxed out.:)