Edwards: Limit Frivolous Lawsuits

Associated Press ^ | Sep 24 | JOAN LOWY

[george76]

Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards, who made his fortune as a trial lawyer, says attorneys should have to show their medical malpractice cases have merit before filing them.

He also said attorneys with a history of frivolous suits should be barred from filing new cases.

Edwards' proposal is similar to "certificates of merit" laws that have been adopted in several states in recent years. Those laws usually require that an independent doctor assert the validity of a malpractice case before it is filed.

Speaking Monday at a health care forum hosted by Families USA and the Kaiser Foundation, Edwards also said that while reducing malpractice lawsuits, as many have advocated, is a good idea, it won't significantly affect health care costs.

"I do want to push back some on what I think is mostly insurance company-driven hysteria because I think the reality is that the cost associated with legal cases is well under 1 percent of our legal system,"

Edwards has received about $7 million, or one third of his total fundraising, from donors who identify themselves as attorneys or lawyers.

[#1CTYankee]

Can’t make this stuff up.

[sappy]

reminds me of the baby t-shirt “Now that I’m safe, I’m pro choice”

[SuperSonic]

Speaking of houses, here is John Edwards house...

[george76]

lol

Mr. Pot, meet Mr. Kettle.

[george76]

that is one scary picture.

[Dr.Deth]

[Kozak]

He also said attorneys with a history of frivolous suits should be barred from filing new cases.

Hey slick GIVE BACK ALL THE MONEY YOU MADE WITH THOSE BOGUS BIRTH INJURY CASES.

[george76]

next : limits on house sizes

[BenLurkin]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gZTB62AaH-4

[george76]

8-)

Hillary Clinton: The Cackle that Killed 1,000 Ears

[untrained skeptic]

Those laws usually require that an independent doctor assert the validity of a malpractice case before it is filed.

How is this different from the plaintiff in the suit having a doctor testify for them in current malpractice suits.

There are no shortage doctors willing to testify in lawsuits.

This is a fake limitation on lawsuits. It does nothing but give politicians something to point at and say they did something, while doing nothing.

[PhilDragoo]

[potlatch]

Lady Jag often calls me ‘pot’, but I am ‘Ms.pot’ and I get to call the kettle black, lol!

[george76]

lol

I learn new stuff every day.

[potlatch]

Lol, don’t know what ‘new’ you learned, but it’s funny!

[george76]

not much funny; just :

Lady Jag often calls me ‘pot’, but I am ‘Ms.pot’ and I get to call the kettle black...

[dixiechick2000]

"Hillary Clinton: The Cackle that Killed 1,000 Ears"

LOL!

Count me in! That makes 1002. ;o)

[dixiechick2000]

You captured him perfectly!

[George W. Bush]

Edwards pushing tort reform is like letting Hitler run the Anti-Defamation League.

[Badeye]

Translation;

‘Now that I made my money off of this scam, ya’ll just gotta find your own way....”

Whats really surprising is he didn’t trot his bull moose ‘wife’ out to say this.