Kroger Sued By Mother Of Robber Shot, Killed By Store Manager

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34. There are lots of protections against these types of cases.

http://news.lawreader.com/2006/09/21/the-myth-of-the-frivolous-lawsuit/
One of the catch phrases of tort reformers is “frivolous lawsuits” – a lawsuit that has no legal basis, or is so petty that the suit isn’t justified.  Often, tort reformers cite high profile cases, such as the McDonalds coffee case[1] to try and show that the court system is “broken” and that “runaway juries” routinely award ridiculously large verdicts in frivolous cases.
Tort reformers argue that these “frivolous lawsuits” are “clogging the courts” and cost honest, taxpaying citizens billions of dollars every year.  They further claim that the only way to stop “frivolous lawsuits” is to pass legislation that will make it more difficult to file a “frivolous lawsuit.”
What tort reformers don’t tell you is that the legal system already has three safety mechanisms in place to prevent, dismiss, and correct “frivolous lawsuits” and “runaway jury verdicts.”  The first mechanism, the contingent-fee agreement, prevents frivolous lawsuits from being filed in the first place.
Good article, worth reading.


These include Contingent-fee agreements, Directed Verdicts, Summary Judgment and appeals, along with juries. There are plenty of safe guards to these types of cases. It is rare and much publicized if anyone wins.