[agiamas]

agreed. You are under huge distress and don't have a viable alternative and your life is in danger and you sign what is really, a contract to pay with the amount to be paid being blank. So essentially and legally speaking, how is this different than blackmail?

[SemanticStrengh]

is there a limit? Can you legally enforce a hidden 1 billion dollar debt to someone?

[drdec]

It would be dischargeable in bankruptcy so there is a practical limit.

[JJMcJ]

Usually courts won't uphold "unconscionable" charges.

Charge someone $1 billion to change a tire. Nope, nope, nope, as an example.

[SemanticStrengh]

but somehow 229K is Okay? Where is the limit

[JJMcJ]

Hospitals seem to have the world hypnotized.