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[karabekian]

In the 1998 tobacco lawsuits, several hundred trial lawyers walked off with settlement money of an estimated $10- to $15 billion. Some lawyers received more than $50,000 an hour in contingency fees for lawsuits that never even went to court.

A woman is awarded $14.1 million by a state supreme court jury after she was hit by a subway train while trying to commit suicide.

Another example would be with the upcoming legal actions against the fast food companies by obese people.

Another example would be suing gun manufacturers for the actions of other people.

A personal example was I was on jury duty and the case was about a worker who had broken his ankle. He was already recieving full workers comp and unemployment benefits that exceeded his old salary but was suing for the amount of future income for the rest of his life, around 10 million claiming that he could never work again.

Medical lawsuits that drive up the cost of insurance and patient bills.

I could go on about more but I think it is clear that many trial lawyers are making money on frivolous lawsuits. They are a special interest and one I wish our party could do without. I know that lawyers do good things and that some lawsuits are necessary but I know there are a lot who are in it to get as much money as possible. It is bad to be beholden to special interests and the amount that trial lawyers give to the democratic party worries me.