Look Out Manufacturers

Speak of the devils - plaintiffs' attorneys are being to emerge in China. Of course the legal system is still a total wreck, but with any luck the blood suckers will have added sufficient costs to the price of products that America will be competitive again.

"It's for all of us to fight for our rights," said Wang Hai, the country's most prominent consumer advocate. "Everyone has to do their part. You can't just sit around."

Wang said he files about 100 lawsuits a year — 95 percent of which are successful — and has won back $400,000 to $500,000 for consumers in the past nine years. He added that it's now easier to win cases because both the courts and companies are more aware of consumer rights.