A study released by the National Academies reveals that every year 1.5 million peopler are injured or killed as a result of medication errors. While the study offers numerous suggestions and methods for reducing the number of incidents, this does little to cure those already harmed by medical error. Doctors are not perfect, our health care system is not perfect, and, while our judicial system might not be perfect either, at least we can rely on it to provide a forum for those injured by the mistakes of others. While a lawsuit might not cure the epidemic of medical mistakes, it certainly provides a deterrent and should make health care professionals think twice before they haphazardly treat patients who have placed not only their trust in the professional, but put their very lives and livelihood into their hands. Healthcare professionals must handle with care the trust and lives of patients.