skieur
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Having lived in the USA, I would say it was the American way... lol
Here, it is (gladly enough) a lot harder to sue, even when you have all the legal points on your side. I know it is not related, but as a (bad) example, a surgeon left a needle in my grandmother... it infected and swelled her entire torso and she almost died from it. We went to 14 lawyers... none accepted the case becuase it is "bad form" to sue a doctor here in Canada. This was many years ago (about 20), and could have changed since.
Choosing a lawyer for a law suit requires the choice of "a major player" in the particular kind of law suit in Canada. Do that and the result is substantially in your favour after deductions. A six figure fee for example is worth it, if the settlement is 7 figures after deductions.
skieur