Letters to the Editor
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So What?
"Edwards' stock-in-trade wasn't in suing corporations like Enron or Adelphia; Edwards' specialty was in suing North Carolina obstetricians."
I say: SO WHAT?
The tort system was developed as a means for people who are wronged to seek redress against the perpetrators. Are doctors supposed to be immune from this process?
John Edwards represented his clients to the best of his ability using the only legal system available. Rest assured his opponents retained high-powered firms with deeper resources than he had, and if they couldn't prove their case, then maybe there was a high degree of culpability by the practitioner.
Oft-maligned, the tort system does provide an essential function in our society to those least able to defend themselves. Someday you (or someone you know) may be in need of a good trial lawyer.