Lawmakers have embarked on a new strategy to curb the lawsuits they blame for skyrocketing medical prices, insurance rates and other costs.
Instead of finding one fix-all solution, a Republican-led group in Congress is introducing a broad array of smaller changes � such as blocking obese people from suing food companies � to rein in lawsuits.
"It's like taking lots of little bites out of the apple," said Don Stewart, spokesman for Sen. John Cornyn, Texas Republican and sponsor of a bill to limit the fees trial lawyers take home.
Of course, the trial lawyers -- whose "desire for a big payday by any theory imaginable is never satisfied" -- are fiercly opposing the bills, the Washington Times reports here.