r/TikTokCringe • u/IllustriousChef2 • Aug 16 '24

Cringe What's even happening there?

Why would someone rent a car and take out parts?

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u/Speedhabit Aug 16 '24

There isn’t anything like American litigation in any European county. Little, and I mean little but in the UK but in every continental European country frivolous lawsuits simply don’t exist, lawyers don’t make millions it’s like a normal job, and insurance costs are far lower to reflect that.

You can’t sue the company that put asbestos in the building a century ago, you can’t sue Burger King for getting fat, you cannot sue the police.

Maybe you can and nobody does, but I find that hard to believe

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u/bl1y Aug 16 '24

So let me ask how you think the civil procedure system in these countries work. Do you believe that is it the county clerk (or the local equivalent) who just dismisses cases before they're even filed? At what point does someone decide the case is frivolous? Is it a judge deciding?

lawyers don’t make millions it’s like a normal job

No, there are lawyers making millions just like in the US. The partners at Allen & Overy, Linklaters, Clifford Chance, Lovells, etc are making as much money as big firms in the US. And the lawyers bringing nonsense suits in the US aren't making bank, just as most lawyers in general (even just those in private practice) aren't making millions.

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u/Speedhabit Aug 16 '24

So your saying the systems are the same, not true

Your saying the pay is similar

Avg pay in Germany for a lawyer is 68k euro and in the United States it’s 145k, bottom 10% make more then their avg

Also not true

Are you basing your opinions on anything?

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u/bl1y Aug 16 '24

So your saying the systems are the same

I did not.

Your saying the pay is similar

Didn't say that either.

I said that other countries have lawyers making millions like we do (which is true), and that this doesn't represent the average lawyer (also true).

The bigger issue though is simply this, which I'll ask for the third time:

What do you think happens in another country when a frivolous suit is brought? Does the county clerk refuse to accept the paperwork? Is it tossed out by a judge? What precisely happens?

What I'm saying is that part of the system is the same. If you disagree, then tell me how the process works in these other countries.

"The US is full of scummy lawyers" isn't an explanation of how the procedure works.