Originally Posted by
aterpster
A wide gap between civil and criminal law. A criminal complaint in the U.S. is filed by either the district attorney or a grand jury, and only after probable-cause evidence has been presented in support of the complaint.
No evidence is required for a civil lawsuit complaint.
Huge, huge, difference!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
In UK a completely groundless complaint can be chucked out as vexatious, abuse of process etc with costs. If there's a no win/no fee agreement then lawyers will assess probable-cause evidence before proceeding.
I suspect it's same in most if not all states in US.