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Imagine you have an 80% chance of winning but Google will spend millions of dollars defending against your lawsuit. Is suing them worth the risk of a judgement that will ruin your life in perpetuity?

That's why in the US the losing side only has to pay if they committed some kind of misconduct.

There's a fair argument for both systems though, I just want to point out the American system isn't clearly absurd.

Edit: To a certain extent you can control your own costs. You might find a lawyer willing to donate their time, or you might find a scrappy team willing to take on Google for less money. But Google will always hire a top firm with high billing.