Since I actually have a law degree, I can tell you things have changed since you were here. That that is from viewing it much more than just 25 years.
It is sad that YOU had a bad experience but be grateful you never had to deal with cases of missing body parts or a life cut short because some doctor screwed up big time or had prior malpractice cases which should have had his license pulled but for a confidentiality agreement. Perhaps you never had nurses terrified about their jobs because they were threatended if they disclosed the doctor seemed to be drunk or worse when he came off the golf course for a delivery that went wrong.
You would also know arbitration has become a dominating force. In fact the Florida Bar President, was just commenting how the jury system in civil cases is fading to a memory due to contracts terms. But for a few select areas we already have loser pays in statute.
In civil rights cases we have defendant pays NO MATTER WHAT. (thats how the ACLU stays in lawyer fees)
We can duel anecdotes all day.
The bottom line here,
NO Giuliani, NO Problem.
The Fibromyalgia scam has blossomed largely in the past 5 years and I’m quite familiar with it. And I’m here to tell you it’s the next great pot of gold for ambulance-chasers because you can NEVER disprove it. You can only pray for a jury with some modicum of common sense: an increasingly rare bird.
Hank