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So you're saying this is the lawyer's fault? If the person didn't deserve the settlement because of his injury, isn't it the Judge and jury's fault for the bad judgement? And the person in your story sounded like he deserved the settlement. Sure there are bad lawyers, just as there are bad doctors. Was it a bad lawyer who won that settlement for his injured client?
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Hokey stunts like "channeling" the "spirit" of the child don't help a jury reach a conclusion based on fact. It's a stunt, to make the jury emotionally sympathize with the plaintiff.
Not every birth defect is the result of a physician's conduct - but there are attorneys, like Edwards, who get very rich telling juries that birth defects are caused by physicians.
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And malpractise insurance isn't the only reason for high health insurance costs.
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Never said it was.
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But when John Edwards threads come up, it's all you can talk about. So far I haven't been convinced that he was a bad lawyer.
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And you never will - he's on your "team", so you won't look at him as anything but a wonderful champion of the downtrodden.
Matt