I am with my friends one Sunday at the mall. We were roaming around after I have bought my needed materials in the project that is scheduled to pass the next day. I promised my friends that I will treat them a snack ones they accompany me in buying those materials and help me finished the said project.

While we were eating snack at the fast food restaurant, we noticed the arrival of a group of middle-aged women for their well maintained figures. They were seated beside our table. Suddenly, we overheard that their topic of conversation was about the famous Sono Bello Company which we heard that they visited. They seem very excited about the laser treatment that they went through. One of them even showed her flat tummy done a few weeks ago. I simply take a glimpse on the finished product and was amazed that I have not seen any scar on said part of the body.

When I got home, I told my mother about what I heard. I want to inform her about the clinic that look very promising to people who needs to tighten their loose skin and removes fat cells without operation. But to my surprised, my mother already knew the said company; she even told me that she also wanted to get their service soon.

The threat of malpractice suits is prevalent in Western countries where medical malpractice has been on the rise for many years. These lawsuits have seemingly become acceptable ways of augmenting one’s income in the United States. Obstetricians are particularly vulnerable. The likelihood that an obstetrician/gynecologist will be sued for malpractice is 2.4 times the average. Many obstetricians are justifiably concerned that if they do not do everything possible for a “perfect baby,” including performing a cesarean section, they will be blamed at high risk for a suit. To avoid this, the obstetrician may perform a cesarean in the name of “defensive medicine.” He can therefore prove that he did everything possible (Jones, The Expectant Parent’s Guide to Preventing a Cesarean Section, 1991). There are many kinds of malpractice. In Los Angeles in the early 90s, several priests and clergymen were sued for clergy malpractice when they were suspected of sexually molesting a young lady parishioner who became pregnant.

Homer was the Greek epic poet who wrote the Iliad that featured Achilles, one of the greatest Greek heroes who had a heel of a sissy. Siegfried, the hero of the first part of the Nibelungenlied, was known to be equally invincible. Both men had one soft spot in their bodies that led to their downfall. The enemies of these two heroes knew their weak areas and found ways to finish them with pinpoint accuracy. Do you have a vulnerable spot? Yes, of course. Economic invincibility is a cock-and-bull tale. You may have been so engrossed in amassing wealth that you have neglected to protect your estate. If you only knew the various threats to your property, you would have lingering nightmares. The aftermath of a legal skirmish is not a pretty picture. What you need is knowledge of legal martial arts techniques to defend your properties from pillaging invaders.

The emergence of better lawyers and more efficient law firms has exponentially magnified the physics of the hit. Even presidents and national political leaders are now exposed to lawsuits even while they are in office. The courts have viewed the “immunity from suit” doctrine in a new light. Presidential immunity from actions for monetary damages arising out of their official acts is inapplicable to unofficial conduct. The prevailing doctrine is that the President’s immunity from civil damages covers only official act.
Judgment-proofing your assets is neither ironclad nor permanent. Like the Maginot line, legal structures may look formidable but they are not impregnable. They may in fact give you a euphoric sense of immunity from suit. There is always an opportunity for a brilliant lawyer to spot your vulnerable zone and pierce your armor. But it still is more desirable to have a line of defense instead of leaving all properties exposed to those who wish to seize them. If you are not a risk- taker, judgment-proofing your assets is a logical step to secure the future of your family. However, judgment proofing and fool-proofing are not synonymous. There is always a way to demolish the fortification. Overplaying your hand may spawn more lawsuits. It is not always a perspicacious game plan to be totally judgment-proof. Some properties would have to be left open and sacrificed to the hounds. The propensity to settle lawsuits may work against the interest of the party offering a compromise. Donald Trump, the New York real estate magnate, does not like to present an image of someone who easily settles a lawsuit. “When a businessman becomes known as someone who easily settles cases,” Trump warned, “it creates a very bad precedent.” Trump observed that while it may sometimes be the right thing to do, it allows “vulture lawyers” to watch various companies and see who are and who are not “settlers.”