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Unfortunately, in many states here, the lawyers have niche industries to extract money from businesses.
Reported on the news this morning. A Restaurant owner installed a mirror in the bathroom 2 inches too high. This meant that a handicapped person could not use it. A lawyer found a person to go to the place and create violation. He went back 27 times, so that it is a higher level of violation. To my understanding, until the lawsuit was filed, no one had informed the business owner of the problem.
The cost SO FAR to defend against the suit is more money than the business owner made in profit last year.
Also reported another lawyer went around Bakersfield, CA with a handicapped person, looking for violations. He sent letter of intent to sue to 200 businesses. They could settle out of court for $10,000. 90-95% of them just paid the $10K.
Again, a law intended to help people is used to extract money from productive in society and give it to the unproductive.
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James
The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it to change; the engineer adjusts the sails.- William Arthur Ward (1921-1994)
Red-beard for President, 2020
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