Reply #14: There is truth in that there are those who try and exploit the system

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And I believe you are right in spotlighting the attorneys who you find advertising on every back of the bus you drive behind. To me, they are bottom feeders, the slimiest of slime because they are capitolizing on accidents and events that should not be capitalized upon.

However, with that said, keep in mind corporations don't have their in house counsels for nothing. Those guys are usually a formidable group that will squash (or settle) any case before it hits the courtroom. You may hear about the McDonalds coffee incident until you're blue, (who pays for that to be promoted on the radio by the way?) but there are hundreds (if not thousands) of legitimate cases that are either settled and/or are disqualified through a technicality or there is not enough evidence to prosecute.