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Falling Is a Billion-Dollar Industry in America

From Modern Wisdom · May 25, 2026

Society & Culture
Falling Is a Billion-Dollar Industry in America

Mostly Wise: Matt McCusker, Andrew Huberman & Tom Segura - … · May 25, 2026 Society & Culture

Matt McCusker pointed out that falling is a multi-billion dollar lawsuit industry in the US — illustrated by a viral video of a man deliberately crawling under a collapsed gas station awning to fake an injury claim. Russell Peters' brother similarly got treated like a crime victim when he slipped at CBS because America is uniquely litigious about slips and falls.