George W. Bush made tort reform a centerpiece of his successful run for Texas governor and of his second-term domestic policy agenda. This has led to the issue becoming more of a major rift between the Republicans and Democrats.[citation needed] In the 2004 presidential election, Democratic vice presidential nominee John Edwards, a successful trial attorney, was criticized by tort reform advocates for lawsuits that he brought against obstetricians on behalf of children who suffered severe birth injuries; reformers criticized the suits as relying on junk science, while Edwards denied the allegation.[6] Edwards's profits from the stated lawsuits were substantial and are certainly not a subject of dispute.
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tort_reform
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