It seems like every day we hear about another ridiculous lawsuit.

Although the worst of them (such as the man who tried to sue himself) usually don’t go anywhere, the sad truth is that the USA is the most litigious nation in the world, and we waste huge sums of money on the system that supports our lawsuit addiction. But is it really a handful of greedy people who are to blame, or does the problem go deeper?
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In 2010, Depuy Orthopaedic, Inc., recalled the ASR XL Acetabular and Hip Resurfacing artificial hip implant systems due to a design defect.

Patients were informed that they might require a revision surgery — a surgery which removes the defective implant and replaces it with an implant of a different design.

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