Holding all the records for American litigiousness is the insurance industry.
Construction probably ranks second.
No project larger than a mailbox is complete until the weight of suit papers at least equals the weight of the project. This is because complicated contracts often don't contain provisions that are necessary when these contracts are viewed with hindsight. In addition, the Wittelsohns transferred the Placitas land to the builder. In the Springer-Wittelsohn deal, as with most new residential building, construction financing supports the job. Springer took the land title to its bank, borrowing as work progressed so the bank's loan would not exceed the firm's collateral.