Posted On: March 20, 2008, 2:39 pm CDT

Posted By: Ron

Insects and vermin keep exterminators employed too. Somebody has to fight the good fight. I find it disturbing that our medical community and the health care profession is being mined for profit by opportunists trying to capitalize on emotional issues for their own profit. When you engage a qualified, responsible physician who makes an honest mistake, is that malpractice? Not according to the legal definition. Plaintiff attorneys need to bear some cost shifting in this flawed process. The contingent fee set-up is absurd in it's present form. I suggest they retain the contingent fee, but limit their "commission" to the actual time spent. They should be required to keep track of their time just like defense counsel is. The "lottery" aspect of the contingent fee needs to be removed. It provides an incentive for attorneys to attempt to inflate the value of the claim for their own profit motive.