Three Sanctions and You're Out Law
A Republican-sponsored bill is currently under debate in the House which would suspend a lawyer's license to practice if they repeatedly file "frivolous" lawsuits. Such suits, in which the law is misinterpreted, or the facts do not hold up, cost the government in court costs, as well as raising insurance rates, according to proponents of the bill. However, this bill could easily deter legitimate claims if lawyers aren't looking at a sure thing. Our legal system should never strive to turn away cases which may not be cut and dry, the entire system exists to decide such debates.
This is another example of America's wealthy insurance industry tryign to buy a bill which protects its assets and holds any consumers who may have a complaint at bay. The consumer must always have the right to fight back against the large corporation, and by threatenign lawyers who would represent such consumers, this bill would take the legs out from under the individual.
