For quite some time now there is a huge stigma attached with the 'Compensation Culture.' Since the American large increase over ten years ago when everyone was having their day in court. This stirring worth reading link has diverse cogent warnings for the meaning behind it. There have been of course several horror stories, like the man who pulled a lady from the pond, revived her and then quickly received a court summons, h-e was prosecuted by the lady for cracking her bones!