I have no doubt there are good Lawyers out there, but we can't ignore the fact that there are Lawyers who are ambulance chasers, than there Lawyers out there who have been bilking good Doctors for years. I remember 1 time we had a patient who had serious surgery, she signed an informed consent, was told that the surgery might not work, the complications that could come about by the surgery, she has the surgery, it didn't work, and she sued the entire group of Doctors, she lost the suit but those Doctors had to pay their Lawyers a heck of a lot. Many times Doctors just settle because it's cheaper, even if they're in the right. I would love to see panels put together, in the case of Malpractice cases have this panel made up of Medical Professionals, and let them make the decision if the Lawsuit was frivilous, and if they determine it to be so then if the person who brings the case loses? they pay. I have personal experience in this because my Father was misdiagnosed, he had Leukemia (we saw the medical records) but it wasn't until 6 months later when he went to another Doctor that it was confirmed. He thought about suing but when it went into remission he decided he didn't want to do it, he wasn't greedy and he wasn't looking for a free ride like a lot of people in our society today are.