While this can be good, clean fun, (I’ll try it a few times) few Americans are aware of the true costs that trial lawyers add to everyday items. We’re just now hearing how “defensive medicine” is practiced in preparation for a lawsuit that may or may not be real and how much that adds to the price of health care. An additional estimated twenty percent added to the cost of healthcare is essentially a “lawyer tax”. What do you get in return for that extra cost?