Man sued for $30K over $40 printer he sold on Craigslist
Under a sensible legal system, this is a crime. It&#x27;s called &quot;barratry&quot;: filing baseless lawsuits in order to harass or to extract a settlement. In most US jurisdictions, however, it&#x27;s not legally recognized as a crime, and so it&#x27;s widespread. From a defendant&#x27;s point of view, however, it&#x27;s basically equivalent to getting mugged.