There's no question that there is an ongoing orgy of very costly litigation (much of it unjustified) going on in the United States...and not just in regards to the medical profession. It seems to affect almost everything these days.

And that results in a lot more expenses for everybody.

So who is driving it? Is it due to aggressive marketing of their services by lawyers or is it due to a lot of spoiled and combative people who are looking for someone to give them a hell of a lot of money, because they feel entitled to their own five minutes of notoriety and financial windfall? Or is it due to a great many abuses of the general public by profit-seeking scoundrels? Or all three of those?

What do you think, Sawzaw? I know something is behind it.