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Questions - Frivilous Lawsuites - September 30-October 1, 2012

60% Say There Are Too Many Lawyers in the U.S.
75% Say Frivolous Lawsuits Are Driving Up Health Care, Insurance Costs
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National Survey of 1,000 Adults
Conducted September 30-October 1, 2012
By Rasmussen Reports

1* Are you or is someone in your family a lawyer?

2* Are there too many lawyers in America or not enough?

3* Is it possible to win a case in court without a lawyer?

4* Is it a good thing or a bad thing that most members of Congress are lawyers?

5* Is it too easy or too hard to file a lawsuit in the United States? Or is the level of difficulty about right?

6* Are frivolous lawsuits driving up the cost of health care, insurance and other products and services?

7* Should those who file a lawsuit be responsible for all court costs if they lose that lawsuit?

8* Should the government put a cap on the amount of money a jury can award a plaintiff in a lawsuit?

9* Does most money won in lawsuits go to plaintiffs or to their lawyers?


 NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence.