[DakotaRed]

I’m all for those paying for their misconduct or negligence. But to make people like John Edwards wealthy beyond their dreams is inexcusable.

As long as we have the number of ambulance chasing attorney’s we do, who also give honest attorney’s a bad name, we will continue seeing outrageous setlements that end up costing all of us.

[boop]

Exactly! I am so sick of the sob stories of how the poor lawyer gets nothing if he loses a case, therefore he HAS to take 33-95% of the settlements. I am all for the victim and their family getting compensated. There is absolutely nothing “just” about the lawyer getting millions on the back of the victims. Either loser pays or outlawing contingency fees would lead to much more justice. A lawyer can pre-negotiate a fee beforehand. Maybe $500,000 for the 10-20 hours worked on the case might tide him over.

[Kaslin]

Well what Walgreen did was surely negligent. There is no way that you can deny that

[Iwo Jima]

This was not a settlement, it was a jury verdict which will no doubt be greatly cut back before the court enters a judgment.

That aside, why do you think that $25 million is outrageous? Have you even seen what a hemorrhagic stroke can do? Do you know what the proven damages were?

Please support your contentions.