They are still frivolous and silly any way you cut it. People file suits against others for the dumbest crap in the hopes of making an easy buck, or million. As said above, it’s definitely one of the biggest issues with society here in the states. People try to pull one over on the next person.
I work for an insurance company (IT obviously) and have had to convert surveillance footage to readable formats for lawyers…some of the crap I’ve seen is just asinine. One lady tripped over those rubber mats they have at like Subway, etc. was COMPLETELY fine, but as soon as she caught sight of another customer…immediately started rolling around acting like she had been stabbed. Think of soccer players faking injury, this was her. Luckily, she didn’t win that case IIRC. But how many people DO win cases like that? I’m sure more than a handful which is why people continue to ‘act’ and file lawsuits.