OK, so a quick Google gives the indication that more 90% of lawsuits in America (personal injury or product liability related) are settled out of court. I'll be lenient regarding the reliability of crappy old Google searches and reduce that number by 39%. 

What do we get kids? 51% of lawsuits are settled out of court. What is another words for that? The majority? Well done children, can you think of any synonyms for that? Typical! Well done class.

The isolated incidents that you are alluding to are horrible and tragic, I agree with you. Pretending that the yre the norm without relying on any verifiable data is disingenuous and misleading.