NationStates Jolt Archive

I've always said that frivolous lawsuits should count as harassment and that while it is every persons right to seek redress of grievences the answer it to punish those who do so baslessly, not to prevent them from doing so in the first place. Legislators efforts to ban certain kinds of lawsuits are doomed to failure because you end up with the same number of lawsuits from people suing for the right to sue plus the suits from people who get their right to sue recognized.

It seems I finally have some evidence that I'm not the only one to think so. The courts sometimes are the answer.

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It's definitely a step in the right direction. We need major changes not only in the legal aspect of things, but in the insurance companies. Insurance companies claim things called "attractive nuisances" which will cause you to be liable for injuries of others on your property.

Example: You have a tire swing on the tree in your fenced and gated front yard. Your neighbor's seven year old son sees the swing and comes in uninvited to use it. In the process he manages to fall and break his arm. According to many insurance policies, you will be liable for the boy's medical bills, because by having an "attractive nuisance" in your yard, you have enticed the boy in, and he then becomes a guest rather than a trespasser. Trampolines, pools, playground sets, and other things are listed as "attractive nuisances."