Its because lawyers are involved.
Lawyer Jokes:
Q: What's the difference between a good lawyer and a bad lawyer?
A: A bad lawyer can let a case drag out for several years. A good lawyer can make it last even longer.
Q: What's the difference between a dead skunk on the road and a dead lawyer on the road?
A: There are skid marks in front of the skunk.
Satan was complaining bitterly to God:
"You made the world so that it was not fair, and you made it so that most people would have to struggle every day, fight against their innate wishes and desires, and deal with all sorts of losses, grief, disasters, and catastrophes. Yet people worship and adore you. People fight, get arrested, and cheat each other, and I get blamed, even when it is not my fault. Sure, I'm not perfect, but give me a break. Can't you do something to make them stop blaming me?"
And so God created lawyers.
When lawyers have made all their millions and are bored and become politicians and like to hear their own voice discourse for hours why the current issue should be debated with a 10 person committee and grant Billions of $$$ to bail out failed banks and auto manfacturers to keep themselves entertained perplexes me.