Edwards Suddenly Supporting Tort Reform?

[wyldwolf]

Hey, not that I totally disagree. I've always found arguments on both sides of the issue to have merit. But "tort reform" has been one of those issues "progressives" have rallied against in recent years...

(AP) Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards, who made his fortune as a trial lawyer, says attorneys should have to show their medical malpractice cases have merit before filing them.

He also said attorneys with a history of frivolous suits should be barred from filing new cases.

Edwards' proposal is similar to "certificates of merit" laws that have been adopted in several states in recent years. Those laws usually require that an independent doctor assert the validity of a malpractice case before it is filed.

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/09/25/politics/main3294998.shtml