So you're watching a legal drama where a Frivolous Lawsuit comes up from a Ambulance Chaser. There Should Be a Law to keep them from getting a big cash settlement, right? Maybe. Some folks think so and want to do tort reform. The idea is that frivolous lawsuits are big bucks. The US media tends to treat huge multimillion-dollar settlements as the norm. A combination of laws enacted some time ago combined with an increase of the awareness of frivolous lawsuits has led to a decrease in the actual amount of damages. Subtrope of There Should Be a Law and counter-trope to Ambulance Chaser.