[citation][nom]RicardoK[/nom]More and more we see lawyers trying to squeeze every drop of blood from others..What if the dinner was for a meeting? What if the "Boss" is really interested in her and SHE did accept the dinner offer? Who is the "wrong side" of the story? There's no such thing since the "Boss" is always the strong part of the equation and the "Boss" is always harassing the "employees".. Yeah, right.. Most of the time it can be true, but sometimes it's the other way around. So, should we call a lawyer to sue the employee that is harassing his/her boss?? Thanks America. Let's sue the president now because he want's us to stop playing our XBoxes.. ^^ I wonder where America is going.[/citation]
Well, I dunno how the last sentence in your rant relates to the rest... but, whatever.
Yes, it's true that Americans generally aren't face-to-face problem resolvers. We tend to wait until it gets bad enough to sue, and then we go ahead and sue.
The problem is that our litigious society rewards such behavior with payout settlements. Litigation should be the LAST recourse, not the first.
Anyway, at least such cases can be heard in front of judges and juries. It's a shame though, because most are settled out of court to avoid publicity. It's my opinion that all such cases should be heard in court, to either get a third-party (judge) or peer (jury) evaluation on the matter.