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Originally Posted by JavaBlack";p="
I do think judges should be allowed to rule that the plaintiff pays court costs if the suit is deemed frivelous. There should be risk perhaps, but the law should allow any civil case to be heard.
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I believe this already occurs, at least I know does if you fight a parking or speeding ticket. If you lose such a case, you have to pay the fine plus court fees. The fees cost $30 dollars in NJ. I'm assuming there is a similar system set up for civil cases, but perhaps the fees are not high enough. Certainly most would be willing to risk $30 dollars for a chance at millions, as can be seen in the amount of frivolous lawsuits in this country. Maybe the fees in to be substantially raised.