Any Lawyer Monthly reader is well aware of the threat that legal action can pose to an organisation. From damages to attorney fees to reputational harm, the consequences for an entity subject to litigation can be debilitating. But how great can the cost grow for the plaintiff themselves? The United States, with one of the highest lawyers per capita in the world, is known for a culture of litigiousness. In this article, we use the US as a backdrop to discuss the ways in which reckless litigation can backfire, and ask whether the balance of risk can ever truly be said to favour the defendant over the plaintiff. Written By Oliver Sullivan Lawyer Monthly THE COST OF LITIGIOUSNESS
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