A favorite whipping boy of the medical industrial complex is the alleged wave of lawsuits that need to be squashed for freedom to reign once more in America. Now, a new documentary airing on HBO exposes the truth behind so-called "tort reform."

The documentary is called "Hot Coffee" -- after the infamous case of spilled McDonald's coffee that turns out to have a lot more merit, and a far more serious injury, than the Chamber of Commerce would like the public to realize.