[{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BlogPosting","@id":"https:\/\/www.gartlaninjurylaw.com\/blog\/myth-6-personal-injury-lawsuits-are-easy-to-file-so-that-is-why-there-are-so-many-of-them\/#BlogPosting","mainEntityOfPage":"https:\/\/www.gartlaninjurylaw.com\/blog\/myth-6-personal-injury-lawsuits-are-easy-to-file-so-that-is-why-there-are-so-many-of-them\/","headline":"Myth #6: Personal Injury Lawsuits Are Easy To File, So That Is Why There Are So Many Of Them","name":"Myth #6: Personal Injury Lawsuits Are Easy To File, So That Is Why There Are So Many Of Them","description":"One can certainly understand why this myth is so widespread. If you go online and start Googling around to find information about auto accidents, medical malpractice, commercial truck wrecks, motor cycle crashes workplace and industrial accidents and injuries, etc., you will be bombarded by \u201cinformational\u201d articles with their...","datePublished":"2015-03-25","dateModified":"2026-03-25","author":{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.gartlaninjurylaw.com\/blog\/author\/dothanalabamalawyer\/#Person","name":"Aaron Gartlan","url":"https:\/\/www.gartlaninjurylaw.com\/blog\/author\/dothanalabamalawyer\/","identifier":6,"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/3d2cf6b9fa253242e9c4d79550a007842dd4738da75634f31cb576c537fb5159?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/3d2cf6b9fa253242e9c4d79550a007842dd4738da75634f31cb576c537fb5159?s=96&d=mm&r=g","height":96,"width":96}},"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Gartlan Injury law","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/www.gartlaninjurylaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Gartlan-Logo-3Color-Horizontal-NoBackground-2.svg","url":"https:\/\/www.gartlaninjurylaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Gartlan-Logo-3Color-Horizontal-NoBackground-2.svg","width":0,"height":0}},"url":"https:\/\/www.gartlaninjurylaw.com\/blog\/myth-6-personal-injury-lawsuits-are-easy-to-file-so-that-is-why-there-are-so-many-of-them\/","about":["Lawsuits"],"wordCount":287,"articleBody":"One can certainly understand why this myth is so widespread. If you go online and start Googling around to find information about auto accidents, medical malpractice, commercial truck wrecks, motor cycle crashes workplace and industrial accidents and injuries, etc., you will be bombarded by \u201cinformational\u201d articles with their \u201c ten (10) tips\u201d and \u201cfifteen (15) things never to do after an automobile accident\u201d and so forth. The web is packed with personal injury attorneys marketing their services. It is overwhelming. And our political discourse is also somewhat obsessed with this issue of lawsuits. This is yet another creation of the Goliath Myth Machine.The Actual Reality:Lawsuits can be extravagant, complicated, and difficult to file. Think about it. If Goliath owes you a million dollars ($1,000,000.00) in damages, based on his track record and mentality, do you think he will A) happily pay you, or B) defend his money with the best lawyers he can find.Therefore, most attorneys only take a tiny percentage of the cases brought to them. Even seemingly simple and \u201ceasy to win\u201d cases often hide nuances that make them surprisingly difficult.Goliath can muster tremendous legal \u201cfire power.\u201d To battle back, you often need to invest a lot of resources and mental energy to get results. There has also been a substantial increase over the years in filing fees, as we have struggled to pay for our shortfall in state funding for our court system in the state budget. Further, in order to prove the case against Goliath, personal injury and accident cases can take thousands of dollars to prosecute and years for a personal injury attorney to build to be ready for trial.Myth #7: Tort Reform Is Obviously Needed. Come On! It Is self-evident "},{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Blog","item":"https:\/\/www.gartlaninjurylaw.com\/blog\/#breadcrumbitem"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Myth #6: Personal Injury Lawsuits Are Easy To File, So That Is Why There Are So Many Of Them","item":"https:\/\/www.gartlaninjurylaw.com\/blog\/myth-6-personal-injury-lawsuits-are-easy-to-file-so-that-is-why-there-are-so-many-of-them\/#breadcrumbitem"}]}]