Loser pays?

England already does that, it works

There are too many nuisance suits, where the plaintiff has a point, but should have stayed out of court (simply not worth the time and effort). In such cases the judge should have the right to award costs to the plaintiff, even if the judge says the plaintiff is right. This can also happen in a counter-claim where the plaintiff does have things to answer to. The right to decide who should pay for costs gives the judge some latitude.

There are many statutes that allow for the prevailing party to recover attorneys fees and costs, however, there are no statutes that allow a criminal defendant to recover costs against the state or federal government, which is what it sounds like you are advocating. The only recourse is if the actions of the prosecutors, police, etc. were so egregious that they violated your civil rights, you could sue them for that, but not just to get your fees back from the case in which you were found not guilty. Of course, if you won, you would receive far more than just your original legal fees, and they would be required under statute to pay your attorneys fees in the civil rights suit since that is one of the statutes that provides attorneys fees to prevailing parties.

Absolutely!! This country has become the most litigious society in the world. By making the losing party pay for court and legal fees, it would make people think 3 times before threatening lawsuit.

I typically have language added to my contracts that says if our agreement ends in court the prevailing party is entitled to reasonable attorney fees from the loser. It doesn't matter in some cases though. My ex-wife can't be bothered to pay child support. It wouldn't do me any good to go after her for fees associated with some trival challenges to my custody order.

sounds good on its face, but say you're suing Exxon. Your average Joe Schmo lawyer against an entire team of all-star lawyers that only Exxon can afford to pay. If you lose, you'll be in debt forever.

sounds good. but the winning in the legal system is based on having a better lawyer/liar,(depending on your perspective) truth is not always the deciding factor in court. less lawsuits would happen if more people took responsibility for their actions. spilled coffee,tobacco to name a couple ridiculous lawsuits.

It sounds right, so those wrongfully accused would no be charged with having to pay for proving their innocence. this would deter people for sueing others for stupid reasons.

Sounds good

Works for me...