http://disqus.com/people/bb98909f4e77721f9633421aedd7dcdd/enFri, 30 Nov 2007 14:18:09 -0000http://openmarket.disqus.com/tobacco_settlement_lawyer_dickie_scruggs_indicted/#comment-2116893How else is the "little guy" going to protect himself from wrongdoings by "big business" if not through plaintiff lawyers willing to give it a go? Too many times in my career I've seen with my own eyes executives on the verge of making a decision that would be downright dangerous (even on life/death matters) for consumers, only to be stopped by the thought of litigation by someone like Dickie Scruggs, if not Dickie himself. I think the fees the plaintiff lawyers earn is commiserate with the pain companies/executives deserve if they put profit over consumer health and truth. Re: Scruggs' indictment. I'm sure with his successes, Dickie Scruggs has made lots of enemies (tobacco, asbestos, insurance execs) over course of his career as well as made countless lawyers on the defense side a wee bit jealous.leeFri, 30 Nov 2007 01:39:54 -0000http://openmarket.disqus.com/more_on_indictment_of_dickie_scruggs_tobacco_settlement_lawyer/#comment-2116895Guess you haven't sat in the room with health care executives making life or death decisions for consumers/patients and prioritizing profits/cost-cutting/money-making over better meeting the needs of their customers. If you had, you wouldn't care HOW much plaintiff lawyers make. They are vitally necessary as a check and balance against corporate wrong-doing (I'm talking life and death for unsuspecting consumers.) And when health care executives bring home annual bonuses of $60+ million, the corporate penalty for wrong-doing has to be stiff.leeFri, 30 Nov 2007 14:18:09 -0000