Well, somebody's gotta pay fer Malpractice lawsuits that are successful.
"...there's vocal and trenchant opposition to overcome."
Yes, they are called Trial Lawyers, a DemonRAT constituency that the GOP should be willing to IGNORE since they are such loyal RATS.
Yes, they are called Trial Lawyers.
I'm not a trial lawyer, but I have to point out that the legal system pretty much goes to hell without them. And they're not the ones who decide cases; if you don't like the outcome of a particular lawsuit, your main beef is with the judge and the jury.