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Originally Posted by Ustwo
I can only hope that were Edwards to get the nomination, the press forgets who's side they are on and asks Edwards point blank why he made his legal fortune in such a manner which has cost women their lives to prevent a non-existent condition and if he feels any regrets knowing his lawsuits ended up causing harm and death to pregnant women.
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I love this talking point. Because everyone knows about how the evil, nasty trial lawyers prey on innocent,defenseless companies for their own benefit. Life would be so much better if companies didn't have to be liable for their actions, or, at worst, if the damages were capped to make their cost/benefit analysis easier when it comes time to decide to fix a problem with their product or service that causes people harm.
I have no idea which particular lawsuit you're talking about, so I can't discuss it on it's merits. Maybe the jury made the wrong call. That's unfortunate, but it happens. However, it's a lawyers job to make his client's case as best he can. Edwards is apparently a very good lawyer. Unfortunately, sometimes a good lawyer can win a case that shouldn't be won, but that's the way life is.
Also, who's side is the press on? News reporting here in the US tends far more towards the right-wing point of view, despite what Rush says. Of course, that's not nearly as bad as how trivial and vapid it is. It would probably be better to have a biased media than an incompetent one. Right now we're stuck with both.