Asbestos lawsuit trial lawyer Fred Baron of Dallas might wish he has some of that magic material, given the heat he's getting for paying hush-money, er "assistance" to liberal former senator/presidential candidate John Edwards' mistress. It's unclear how much he paid out, but he has been on the chief underwriters of the left in Texas -- spending $1.82 million in this election season alone. According to Texans for Lawsuit Reform, Baron's crusade against asbestos [1] bankrupted 70 companies, trading on clients who didn't have any "discernible health impairments." It's pretty clear Baron has a few moral impairments. But I did already mention he was a trial lawyer.