Why doctors drive nicer cars than you.

[Beestie]

And this is why lawyers drive nicer cars than doctors.

Edwards has conceded that infant cerebral palsy usually is not the fault of the doctors who deliver the baby -- even though he argued otherwise in his days as a trial lawyer.

While I'm using Edwards as an example, I'm not trying to make a partisan point. I just want to point out that the practice of suing doctors over things that aren't their fault has caused malpractice insurance costs to go through the roof. This cost, in turn, is passed through to the patients.

"My premium two years ago was $44,000 a year, and my insurance carrier notified me that if I wished to continue practicing, it was going up to $68,000 for this year," Brannan (an ob/gyn) said.

edited to add 2nd quote - otherwise unchanged