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To: JohnM who wrote (52058)	3/6/2008 10:40:14 AM
From: KyrosL	Read Replies (2) of 541018

Hi John. Here is an area where I agree with BCB. I think trial lawyers and the tort system are a blight on America, wasting some 5% of GDP by some estimates, which is more than our total defense budget. From what I understand, Edwards made his fortune suing hospitals for birth complications, that were overwhelmingly caused by dismal pre-natal care. The hospitals and gynecologists that were sued were not responsible for the dismal pre-natal care (that typically included heavy drug and alcohol consumption etc), but when the juries see a little baby suffering, they are inclined to reward richly the poor thing's mother. Especially if it's some big insurance company paying.

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