The county Bar association in Seattle marched in one of the holiday parades several years ago. They all wore suits, carried briefcases, and found someone with an old ambulance to run just ahead of them. They would take turns running up toward the ambulance and throwing business cards at it.
What you're seeing is everyone's desire to win the lottery, and the lawyers willingness to help in that endeavor, for 1/3 of the take. Getting rid of contingent fees would make the problem evaporate, but it would also shut some worthy but poor victims out of the system. Seems like the solution might be a much more stringent look at the merits of the case early in the process, such that the lawyer would be on the hook if judge dismissed it as "frivolous" at a preliminary hearing. But the trial lawyers have a very powerful lobby, and insurance companies are eager to settle because they make so much money that they can pay out some losses, so the status quo continues.
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Today's Featured Article - Hydraulics - Cylinder Anatomy - by Curtis von Fange. Let’s make one more addition to our series on hydraulics. I’ve noticed a few questions in the comment section that could pertain to hydraulic cylinders so I thought we could take a short look at this real workhorse of the circuit. Cylinders are the reason for the hydraulic circuit. They take the fluid power delivered from the pump and magically change it into mechanical power. There are many types of cylinders that one might run across on a farm scenario. Each one could take a chapter in
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