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On That Law
by On That LawThe show where a nonlawyer, interviews lawyers to discuss areas of law that are interesting to the general public and in the general public’s interest to consider.
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Frivolous Defense — Joshua N. Stein (Se.1 Ep.1)
53m · PublishedFull show notes, transcription and resource links: https://onthatlaw.com/frivolous-defense-with-joshua-n-stein-se1-ep1/
About the episode
The Seventh Amendment of the U.S. Constitution grants American’s the right to a jury trial in civil lawsuits. So it’s no surprise that most people can name at least one patently ridiculous lawsuit, whether brought by a pro se litigant or Rudy Giuliani. But for all the press that frivolous lawsuits tend to receive, the data suggest lawsuits in the U.S. are mostly reasonable, with about 64% being either contract disputes or small claims.
The highly-publicized tort lawsuits involving claims of non-criminal and non-contractual civil wrongs make up only a minority, about 7% of lawsuits in the U.S. Still, lawsuits are public, and some tort lawsuits seem just plain crazy. And even people who don’t know what tort reform means have likely heard of the need for changes to civil law that would reduce damage awards from frivolous claims filed in a lawsuit-happy society.
Frivolous lawsuits, although culturally pervasive in the form of easy headlines and punchlines, do not shape the U.S. legal system with anything near the impact of the invisible actions taken to defend and prevent even meritorious lawsuits. This is a discussion into how frivolous, or felonious defenses against lawsuits impact the U.S. legal system.
Credits :
Host & Production / Mason Pelt
Guest / Joshua N. Stein
Music / Kevin MacLeo
About Joshua N. Stein
Joshua N. Stein is a Partner and a founding member of Greenberg & Stein, P.C and sits on the board of directors for the New York State Trial Lawyers Association. Stein has experience representing injured people in automobile accident cases, work-related accident cases, police brutality cases, nursing home abuse, and cases against municipalities.
Working Pro Bono through the NYSTLA Trial Lawyers Care program Stein obtained a $1.7 million award for a family of a 9/11 victim before the September 11th Victim’s Compensation Fund.
Full show notes, transcription and resource links: https://onthatlaw.com/frivolous-defense-with-joshua-n-stein-se1-ep1/
On That Law has 1 episode in total of non- explicit content. Total playtime is 53:06. The language of the podcast is English. This podcast has been added on October 28th 2022. It might contain more episodes than the ones shown here. It was last updated on June 17th, 2023 09:09.
