AN EXAMPLE OF HOW LAWYERS ARE CONSUMERS BEST (AND ONLY) REAL PROTECTION AGAINST GREED
GM was doing these things in 1979 and they have admitted to similar profit-over-safety issues in cars sold in just the last few years. Lawyers are the only thing that keeps these groups in line. Everyone hates a lawyer until his/her loved one burns to death because some company decided that it was cheaper to settle lawsuits than to rethink their design.