Fraud--I believe we are all surrounded by so much of it that we can't detect it any more. To notice all of the fraud around us would be like noticing the air--we can see the effects of the wind, but not the air itself. Every time I read about a lawsuit or court case I suspect fraud. I suspect that most fraud is an "inside job"-- that there is a willing participant employed by the corporation being sued. Someone who works for the defendant gets part of the money when someone wins a fraudulent lawsuit, in plain terms. The accidents are real--and real people are injured--but most of the people who sue just have someone else's medical records, and a willing accomplice "inside"--one who can decide to pay a claim, and how much to pay.
These aren't "victimless" crimes. Fraudulent lawsuits make everything more expensive, particularly insurance.
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