Tort Reform
Special interests like big tobacco, the insurance industry, HMOs, and drug companies have mounted multi-million dollar campaigns against the civil justice system and Constitutional right to trial by jury.
As part of those campaigns, companies and corporate lobbyists hype bogus numbers and questionable studies, make exaggerated and untrue claims about so-called "frivolous" lawsuits, and fall back on age-old stereotypes about trial lawyers. The truth is that judge's already have the authority - under "Rule 11" - to throw out a frivolous lawsuit and sanction the attorney before the case even gets started. It's time to fight myths with facts.
New Legislation
Myths
- The Stella Awards | McDonald's Scalding Coffee Case
- The Vioxx Ad—A Canadian Internet Scam
- Disappearing Doctors
- Debunking the Top 5 Myths About Medical Malpractice
- Now Even the Flu is the Trial Lawyers' Fault
Facts
- What is Frivolous?
- Real Frivolous Lawsuits in America: Businesses Suing Businesses
- Fast Facts About Litigation
- Truth About Make-Believe Legal Costs
Who's Behind the Attacks?
- Doctors Complaining About Insurance Rates Have Been Sued for Malpractice
- Truth About the November Fund
- Who Is the Club for Growth?
Executive Watch: President Bush's Campaign Against Trial Lawyers
- President's False Claims of a Medical Crisis
- Bush "Dis-Torts" Truth on Patient Lawsuits' Impact on Health Care