Sadly the legal system is a mess. We all pay for this crap with everything every day. We really need reform for this but sadly few seem to care.
Oh, I hear often that there is a need for tort reform. The problem is that there is little to no support for it at any legislative level... the people like to have their big settlement awards!!! IMO at the very least we need a penalty for frivolous suits, it should be easier for a judge to kick a bad case to the curb and there should be a stiff penalty assessed to the ones that brought the case.