TORT REFORM….Frivolous lawsuits? Dwight Meredith says that, in fact, most of them never see the light of day: “They lose on motions to dismiss. They lose at summary judgment. They suffer directed verdicts. They lose before juries and they lose on appeal.”

However, sometimes frivolous suits can serve a purpose even if they have no chance of winning, and today he provides a couple of good examples. Oddly, they don’t come from the usual ambulance-chasing suspects….

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