"Loser pays" is usually a republican ploy to gut regulation. E.g. you're never going to sue Exxon for polluting your town if you could be on the hook for Exxon's legal bills if you lose.
Many Democrats are afraid of any "loser pays" system due to the belief that smaller or personal entities won't properly litigate when they aught to due to fear of losing and paying.
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Why did so many Democrats oppose the bill relative to the number of Republicans that did so?
"Loser pays" is usually a republican ploy to gut regulation. E.g. you're never going to sue Exxon for polluting your town if you could be on the hook for Exxon's legal bills if you lose.
Many Democrats are afraid of any "loser pays" system due to the belief that smaller or personal entities won't properly litigate when they aught to due to fear of losing and paying.