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** Alice is getting sued, and she is pulling all stops to dismiss the suit, including filing a countersuit.
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* '''Exploited''': [[AmoralAttorney Dishonest lawyers]] make it a point to keep their pockets full by working for people who make frivolous lawsuits so that they can use underhanded methods to ensure that their clients win.
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* '''Exploited''': '''Exploited''':
** [[AmoralAttorney Dishonest lawyers]] make it a point to keep their pockets full by working for people who make frivolous lawsuits so that they can use underhanded methods to ensure that their clientswin.win.
** RichBitch Claire has a grudge with the waiter in question, and bankrolls the lawsuit so that Alice will receive top dollar representation she would never otherwise receive. Said lawyer is the only reason why the lawsuit doesn't get laughed out of court the moment it's filed.
** [[AmoralAttorney Dishonest lawyers]] make it a point to keep their pockets full by working for people who make frivolous lawsuits so that they can use underhanded methods to ensure that their clients
** RichBitch Claire has a grudge with the waiter in question, and bankrolls the lawsuit so that Alice will receive top dollar representation she would never otherwise receive. Said lawyer is the only reason why the lawsuit doesn't get laughed out of court the moment it's filed.
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** The court makes perfectly clear that Alice has a good reason to sue because, no matter how absurd the situation looks to the common man, she did suffered a calamity (disproportionate or otherwise) that should not have happened (Alice had soup spilled on her and was the only customer in the building and she did not ordered soup so there was no reason to get near her with a soup plate, she was abducted and tortured for hours on end in "self-defense", the lucky pants she sent to wash in Cleveland reappeared two weeks later in a secondhand clothing store in Tokyo, etc.)
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** Alice's lawsuit starts a CycleOfRevenge between her and the waiter that causes all types of AdultFear moments (the waiter losing all of his life savings and being ineligible for work, Alice's daughter wandering away from her in a mall courtesy of the waiter showing her candy, they stalk each other) and ends with one of them murdering the other in a fashion that makes the news as "police suspects is the work of a SerialKiller".
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** Alice's lawsuit starts a CycleOfRevenge between her and the waiter that causes all types of AdultFear concerning moments (the waiter losing all of his life savings and being ineligible for work, Alice's daughter wandering away from her in a mall courtesy of the waiter showing her candy, they stalk each other) and ends with one of them murdering the other in a fashion that makes the news as "police suspects is the work of a SerialKiller".
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** Alice goes too far with her lawsuit, thinking that [[ItsThePrincipleOfTheThing being correct in principle makes it righteous]], only for all of her friends to become disgusted at the sheer disproportion of it all and leaving her alone. Whether or not she wins, all that Alice can do now is question herself "WasItWorthIt"
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** Alice goes too far with her lawsuit, thinking that [[ItsThePrincipleOfTheThing being correct in principle makes it righteous]], only for all of her friends to become disgusted at the sheer disproportion of it all and leaving her alone. Whether or not she wins, all that Alice can do now is question herself "WasItWorthIt""WasItReallyWorthIt"
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* '''Played For Horror''': Alice starts with a lawsuit but she decides [[DisproportionateRetribution she won't be satisfied until she has punished the waiter in every way she feels necessary]]. She becomes a stalker, destroys his life, kills his family and finally tortures him.
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** Alice goes too far with her lawsuit, thinking that [[ItsThePrincipleOfTheThing being correct in principle makes it righteous]], only for all of her friends to become disgusted at the sheer disproportion of it all and leaving her alone. Whether or not she wins, all that Alice can do now is question herself "WasItWorthIt"
* '''Played ForHorror''': Horror''':
** Alice starts with a lawsuit but she decides [[DisproportionateRetribution she won't be satisfied until she has punished the waiter in every way she feels necessary]]. She becomes a stalker, destroys his life, kills his family and finally tortureshim.him.
** Alice's lawsuit starts a CycleOfRevenge between her and the waiter that causes all types of AdultFear moments (the waiter losing all of his life savings and being ineligible for work, Alice's daughter wandering away from her in a mall courtesy of the waiter showing her candy, they stalk each other) and ends with one of them murdering the other in a fashion that makes the news as "police suspects is the work of a SerialKiller".
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** Alice starts with a lawsuit but she decides [[DisproportionateRetribution she won't be satisfied until she has punished the waiter in every way she feels necessary]]. She becomes a stalker, destroys his life, kills his family and finally tortures
** Alice's lawsuit starts a CycleOfRevenge between her and the waiter that causes all types of AdultFear moments (the waiter losing all of his life savings and being ineligible for work, Alice's daughter wandering away from her in a mall courtesy of the waiter showing her candy, they stalk each other) and ends with one of them murdering the other in a fashion that makes the news as "police suspects is the work of a SerialKiller".
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* '''Downplayed''': Alice sues her boss Bob for wrongful termination after being fired. Most of her coworkers agree that [[MeanBoss Bob was a very unpleasant man to work for]] but Alice was hardly a model employee herself.
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* '''Downplayed''': Alice sues her boss Bob for wrongful termination after being fired. fired, claiming that Bob had bullied her because she was female and fired her when she refused to give in. Most of her coworkers agree that [[MeanBoss Bob was a misogynist and a very unpleasant man to work for]] for]], but Alice was hardly also not a model employee herself.very good worker and gave Bob some ''legitimate'' reasons to fire her.
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* '''Enforced''': RuleOfFunny, TruthInTelevision
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* '''Enforced''': '''Enforced''':
** RuleOfFunny,TruthInTelevisionTruthInTelevision
** One of the writers used to work as a paralegal in a civil litigation form and has a wealth of memories of people trying and failing to start ridiculous meritless lawsuits, as well as a few that were actually filed solely because the client so thoroughly misrepresented the facts that it did look like they had a claim at face value.
** RuleOfFunny,
** One of the writers used to work as a paralegal in a civil litigation form and has a wealth of memories of people trying and failing to start ridiculous meritless lawsuits, as well as a few that were actually filed solely because the client so thoroughly misrepresented the facts that it did look like they had a claim at face value.
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** A pro se litigant in a commercial liability case is declared a vexatious litigant after they lose.
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* '''Subverted''': Alice threatens to sue, but ends up not doing so.
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** Alice threatens to sue, but ends up not doingso.so.
** Alice sues for the waiter sneezing on her, or so the newspapers mentioned. In actual fact, Alice had a weakened immune system and became gravely sick afterwards. The waiter was later found to have influenza that was mostly asymptomatic - and he was supposed to stay home per health regulations and company policy. In short, Alice actually had good reasons to file the lawsuit, [[ManipulativeEditing but most of the media failed to explain every detail of the case.]] [[MaliciousSlander They only mentioned the bits to make Alice look bad.]]
** Alice threatens to sue, but ends up not doing
** Alice sues for the waiter sneezing on her, or so the newspapers mentioned. In actual fact, Alice had a weakened immune system and became gravely sick afterwards. The waiter was later found to have influenza that was mostly asymptomatic - and he was supposed to stay home per health regulations and company policy. In short, Alice actually had good reasons to file the lawsuit, [[ManipulativeEditing but most of the media failed to explain every detail of the case.]] [[MaliciousSlander They only mentioned the bits to make Alice look bad.]]
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** Alice sues for valid/meritorious reasons.
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** Alice sues the waiter because the soup had lima beans in it (even though she was informed of that on the menu and could have either requested no lima beans or ordered something else instead).
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** Alice sues the waiter because the soup had lima beans in it (even it, even though she was informed of that on the menu and could have either requested no lima beans or ordered something else instead).instead.
** Alice files dozens of ridiculous lawsuits over minor slights, such as a store discontinuing a snack she liked, her friend mildly teasing her, her boyfriend "only" spending $190 on gifts instead of the $200 she wanted, and so on.
** Alice stabs Carl unprovoked, and then sues him because she got blood on her.
** Alice stabs Carl unprovoked, and then sues him because she got blood on her.
** Author Alice CantTakeCriticism, so she sues people over negative reviews.
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* '''Played for Laughs''': Alice yelps as the soup that spilled on her was hot ... [[DisasterDominoes then she leaps up and knocks aside a waiter who was carrying a cake with a priceless heritage wedding ring in it ... then it was later eaten by a movie star's pet chihuahua that promptly got sick because dogs shouldn't eat chocolate]]. Somehow, this sparks enough lawsuits to keep 100 lawyers working for the rest of their careers.
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* '''Played For Horror''':
** Alice starts with a lawsuit but she decides [[DisproportionateRetribution she won't be satisfied until she has punished the waiter in every way she feels necessary]]. She becomes a stalker, destroys his life, kills his family and finally tortures him.
* '''Played for Drama''': KangarooCourt
* '''Played For Horror''':
** Alice starts with a lawsuit but she decides [[DisproportionateRetribution she won't be satisfied until she has punished the waiter in every way she feels necessary]]. She becomes a stalker, destroys his life, kills his family and finally tortures him.
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* '''Played for Laughs''': Laughs''':
** Alice yelps as the soup that spilled on her was hot ... [[DisasterDominoes then she leaps up and knocks aside a waiter who was carrying a cake with a priceless heritage wedding ring in it ... then it was later eaten by a movie star's pet chihuahua that promptly got sick because dogs shouldn't eat chocolate]]. Somehow, this sparks enough lawsuits to keep 100 lawyers working for the rest of their careers.
** Alice sues the restaurant and wins... [[PyrrhicVictory only to be awarded $10 in damages while being stuck owing thousands in legal fees]].
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** KangarooCourt
** Alice wins her ridiculous lawsuit, which ruins the waiter's life.
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**Horror''': Alice starts with a lawsuit but she decides [[DisproportionateRetribution she won't be satisfied until she has punished the waiter in every way she feels necessary]]. She becomes a stalker, destroys his life, kills his family and finally tortures him.
** Alice yelps as the soup that spilled on her was hot ... [[DisasterDominoes then she leaps up and knocks aside a waiter who was carrying a cake with a priceless heritage wedding ring in it ... then it was later eaten by a movie star's pet chihuahua that promptly got sick because dogs shouldn't eat chocolate]]. Somehow, this sparks enough lawsuits to keep 100 lawyers working for the rest of their careers.
** Alice sues the restaurant and wins... [[PyrrhicVictory only to be awarded $10 in damages while being stuck owing thousands in legal fees]].
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** KangarooCourt
** Alice wins her ridiculous lawsuit, which ruins the waiter's life.
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** Alice goes to an attorney to present her case, but they turn her down.
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* '''Played For Horror''': Alice starts with a lawsuit but she decides [[DisproportionateRetribution she won't be satisfied until she has punished the waiter in every way she feels necessary]]. She becomes a stalker, destroys his life, kills his family and finally tortures him.
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* '''Played For Horror''': Horror''':
** Alice starts with a lawsuit but she decides [[DisproportionateRetribution she won't be satisfied until she has punished the waiter in every way she feels necessary]]. She becomes a stalker, destroys his life, kills his family and finally tortures him.
** Alice starts with a lawsuit but she decides [[DisproportionateRetribution she won't be satisfied until she has punished the waiter in every way she feels necessary]]. She becomes a stalker, destroys his life, kills his family and finally tortures him.
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* '''Downplayed''': A serious lawsuit has a silly detail people remember. Like "[[MeanBoss Bob Badboss]] sexually harassed me, said I was a bad worker just because I'm from Tropestan, [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking and stole my lunch]]!"[[note]]This is one of the ways "frivolous lawsuit" UrbanLegends get started in real life; if the complaint contains ''anything'' silly or out of the ordinary, that might be exaggerated into the basis of the suit when it's just one detail.[[/note]]
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* '''Downplayed''': A serious lawsuit has a silly detail people remember. Like "[[MeanBoss Alice sues her boss Bob Badboss]] sexually harassed me, said I for wrongful termination after being fired. Most of her coworkers agree that [[MeanBoss Bob was a bad worker just because I'm from Tropestan, [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking and stole my lunch]]!"[[note]]This is one of the ways "frivolous lawsuit" UrbanLegends get started in real life; if the complaint contains ''anything'' silly or out of the ordinary, that might be exaggerated into the basis of the suit when it's just one detail.[[/note]]very unpleasant man to work for]] but Alice was hardly a model employee herself.
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** Alice really ''did'' suffer serious burns, such that she needed medical attention. There's at least circumstantial evidence showing that the restaurant (served their soup too hot) and/or the waiter (deliberately spilled the soup) did someething wrong.
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* '''Implied''': A judge is seen laughing when they hear of a lawsuit, though just why the plaintiff is suing isn't stated clearly.
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** A judge is seen laughing when they hear of a lawsuit, though just why the plaintiff is suing isn't statedclearly.clearly.
** A lawyer laments his lack of work, "the only clients I get are the crazy ones".
** A judge is seen laughing when they hear of a lawsuit, though just why the plaintiff is suing isn't stated
** A lawyer laments his lack of work, "the only clients I get are the crazy ones".
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** Alice was seriously injured and her lawsuit has merit, but is played up in the press as a frivolous lawsuit, and she is humiliated.
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** Alice was seriously injured and her lawsuit has merit, but is played up in the press as a frivolous lawsuit, lawyer face heavy attorney's fees and she is humiliated.sanctions.
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* '''Played For Horror''': Alice starts with a lawsuit but she decides [[DisproportionateRetribution she won't be satisfied until she has punished the waiter in every way she feels necessary]]. She becomes a stalker, destroys his life, kills his family and finally tortures him.
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** Alice really did suffer burns from having the soup spilled on her and there is at least interesting circumstantial evidence to suggest it was no accident.
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** Alice really did ''did'' suffer burns from having the soup spilled on her and there is serious burns, such that she needed medical attention. There's at least interesting circumstantial evidence to suggest it was no accident.showing that the restaurant (served their soup too hot) and/or the waiter (deliberately spilled the soup) did someething wrong.
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** Alice sues the waiter or restaurant over something more serious, such as not informing customers that "X contains peanuts," resulting in a serious allergic reaction.
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** Alice sues the waiter or restaurant over something more serious, such as not informing customers that "X contains peanuts," resulting which resulted in Alice having a serious potentially lethal allergic reaction.
