I think Jessie was hasty in summarily dismissing all of these shows as media hype or sensationalism. Some are legitimate representations of the law, and it is the people, not these shows, who bring about frivolous lawsuits. Don't dismiss this woman with the hot coffee either. Lawsuits are relevant to the individual. We live in the real world Jessie, not a perfect one.
Civil court CAN protect the individual as well as suffer abuse from the public.
We had a petrol crisis over here last week. I hope the news reached our Western Cousins. Having spent seven hours in various petrol station queues over about 10 days, I'd like as many people as possible to share my suffering. Oh, the stories I heard of daring and brave feats of fights in the queues to pumps running out when you are next in line. On August 28th, the French fishing fleets blockaded the Channel ports.