As much as I do NOT sympathize with this attorney's two clients, they do have a right to both council (even
competent council) and a fair trial. With all the corruption in our legal system, this can be harder to get right than one thinks. A good lawyer can help curb that injustice at least a little bit (BoardHopper, are you listening?)
Having said that, and on a
completely different topic, yes, there needs to be a cap on tort litigation awards--the whole system needs to be reformed. But that will NEVER happen when the Democrats control Congress (and the Supreme Court would never touch the issue). Why? Because tort attorneys fund the Democrats campaigns.
http://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summ...?id=D000000065
Just to give an idea. Dig deeper if you have time. It's really interesting.
So let's not bash defense attorneys. They defend our civil rights when most have already passed prejudgment.
But it's okay to bash tort lawyers.
