CletiusMaximus
Footballguy
So why do we have to write on plastic bags not to put it on our heads? Why is every drug commercial 25% of the maybe just a little tiny bit maybe side effects you can have? To say that our litigatous society hasn’t impacted consumer cost is not correct. We can certainly argue about the degree of that cost.People suing at the drop of a hat are a big reason why things cost so much, why common sense has to be labeled on packages, why physicians need hundreds of thousands in malpractice insurance, why medicine commercials have to list out every possible warning, etc.. Rather than just using the legal system to get rid of the true incompetent or dangerous people, many folks will sue at the first sign of an issue.
This notion is 90% myth imo - one that is heavily backed by well-funded industries (insurance, health care) and trade groups (AMA).
Manufacturers have to put warnings on products due to FTC consumer protection regulations. Pharma ads list absurdly-long potential side effects due to FDA regulations. Neither of these have anything to do with lawsuits. Doctors in most states pay very little for malpractice insurance. Malpractice claims are severely limited, with damages capped in many/most states due in large part to the propaganda efforts of the insurance companies that lead people to believe lawsuits are driving doctors out of business, raising insurance costs and prices.