An advocacy group says its online poll finds that most of those surveyed want to see lawsuit reform, with a vast majority saying frivolous suits are clogging up the system and adding costs.
The U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform said an online survey of more than 15,000 participants found that more than 87 percent either strongly agree or agree that lawsuit abuse must be curtailed because frivolous lawsuits are clogging up the court system and subsequently driving up costs for goods and services.
More than 85 percent believe attorneys' fees are too high and the average American does not get a fair sum of financial settlements, indicating that in some cases plaintiffs receive less than 50 cents on the dollar in settlement cases while attorneys pocket the rest.
Close to 87 percent believe frivolous lawsuits are actions filed by attorneys whose sole purpose is to make money for the litigators and that their suits have little merit.
Thirty-four percent believe frivolous lawsuits clog courts and delay justice for deserving victims, while more than 33 percent said lawsuits raise the costs of goods and services. Twenty-six percent said attorneys profit more from the actions than the client, while only 7 percent believe lawsuit abuse harms small businesses.
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