Lawsuit Happy Society?

Contrary to the tort reformer cries, lawsuits for personal injury are not 'flooding' our court system. According to Utah State Court Statistics personal injury lawsuits only make up 1% of the total cases filed in 2006. More surprisingly, there were only 230 medical malpractice cases filed in 2006 out of a total 235,573 cases filed. Who is the biggest offender 'plugging up' our court system? Debt collectors, who filed a whopping 55,719 cases in 2006. Clearly, our court system has been hijacked by corporations when they file more actions than the government does in prosecuting criminals.