It's a common cry, when a corporation is widely seen as acting "above the law" or "exploiting the poor" or is merely seen as "too big". John Bambenek discusses the economic problem with jury awards for massive damages against corporations:
Posted by Nicholas at December 7, 2006 09:50 AMThe idea that suing a company for some injustice (many imaginary and some, sadly, very real) to make them pay is false. It's a creation of trial lawyers who like collecting 40% of those big multimillion dollar settlements. The dirty little secret is that society pays an increased amount for products to sustain that system. No matter what you think about a hack artist doctor or a negligent fast-food restaurant owner, they never pay for these lawsuits, society does.
You get as much as you put up with as a consumer. If you want businesses to behave morally, consumers need to put that into their economics decisions. Until they do, businesses will continue to minimize costs and maximize profits.
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