It's About TIME!
Every state in the union, as well as Federal courts have rules of civil procedure that attorneys are supposed to follow. Each of these rules contain one similar to the Federal "Rule 11" which calls for sanctions against attorneys who bring frivolous lawsuits, and can result in providing the victim of the suit with court costs and attorneys fees for defending against it. It's about TIME that these rules are actually used.
Attorneys Hit With Sanctions Over Meritless Suit Against Tony-Winning Producer:
A Manhattan judge has thrown out a lawsuit brought against Tony Award-winning producer Dede Harris, which had alleged that her sexually inappropriate behavior caused an off-Broadway play to fail. Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Herman Cahn also sanctioned both a principal of Martian Entertainment, attorney Peter R. Stern, and the company's counsel, solo practitioner Andrew Schwab, $5,000 each. Cahn found that the suit was "plainly devoid of merit and undertaken as a vindictive campaign to harass" Harris.