Politicians, television commentators, and magazine writers sometimes ask why trial lawyers file “junk” auto accident, medical malpractice, or product liability lawsuits. Lawsuits are never “frivolous” to people who are seriously injured.  Just ask victims of an auto accident how inconsequential their injuries and suffering seem and if their lawyer’s services were frivolous.  Were the extensive medical and rehabilitation bills that someone incurred after slipping and falling on a piece of squashed fruit on the floor of a supermarket produce aisle trivial?  Talk to the mother of a child disabled during childbirth because of a hospital’s negligence about how insignificant her baby’s lifelong care costs and her own emotional pain are.  Injury lawsuits and our strong civil justice system help deserving individuals obtain justice and hold wrongdoers accountable.  Civil justice attorneys work to make sure everyone has a fair chance through the legal system-even when it means taking on the most powerful corporations.