PRESS RELEASES

2001

• Teachers and Principals Close to New Legal Protection (18December2001)
• Local Judicial Election Costs Continue to Grow (09October2001)
• Three Quarters of a Million Dollars - Plaintiffs' Lawyer Contributions in First Half of 2001 (20August2001)
• Self-Proclaimed "Consumer" Attorneys' Not-So-Consumer Friendly Agenda Exposed by New York Times Research on Tire Investigations (27June2001)
• Business Community Continues to Oppose Anti-Business Legislation (7June2001)
• Business Community Continues to Oppose AB 36 (5June2001)
• Punitive Damages Continue to soar in California (20April2001)
• Legislation Introduced to Curb Class Action Abuses (26February2001)
• The Lawyers' Big Money in California: The Final Tally (26February2001)
• Bill Targets Punitive Damage Protections for Small Businesses (22February2001)
• New Bill Seeks End to Repetitive Lawsuits (23January2001)

• Ridiculous Lawsuits of the Year 2000 (28December2000)
• Second Update: The Lawyers' Big Money in California Plaintiffs' Lawyer Contributions Pass $5 Million Mark Money Flowing at $200,000 a Week! (6November2000)
  
• Background for Reporters Covering Local Judicial Races (6November2000)
  
• Trial Lawyers Big Contributors in Local Judicial Races (25October2000)
  
• Update: The Lawyers' Big Money Plaintiffs' Lawyers Contribute $4.3 million Through September 30, 2000 (23October2000)
  
• Plaintiffs' Lawyers Contribute $3.5 million Through June 30, 2000 (23August2000)
  
• Trial Lawyers Block Legislation to Improve Consumer Protections in Arbitration Disputes (9August2000)
  
• Statement on Today's Decisions by the California Supreme Court in Two Unfair Competition Law Cases (5June2000)
  
• Bills Target Punitive Damage Excesses (8May2000)
  
• Bill to Protect California from Attorney-Fees Machine Stalls in Committee (2May2000)
  
• MAYDAY! MAYDAY! California Businesses in Danger From Attorney-Fees Machine (27April2000)
  
• Bill Aims To Block Bogus Lawsuits Against Businesses (06April2000)
  
• Costly Anti-Arbitration Bill Passes Assembly Judiciary Committee (28 March2000)
  
• Trial Lawyers Contribute $2.5 million Through the Primary Election (20March2000)
  
• State Supreme Court To Hear Oral Arguments On Controversial California "Unfair Competition Law" (29February2000)
  
• Campaign Contributions By California Trial Lawyers Reported (28February2000)
  
• Civil Justice Association Criticizes New Attack on Arbitration (13January2000)
  

• California's Most Outrageous Lawsuits of the Decade (08December1999)
  
• Frivolous Lawsuits Making California A Legal Laughingstock (29November1999)
  
• Mistrial Declared in Class Action Suit Ford Motor Company (18November1999)
  
• "Deep Pocket Monsters?" - Unexpected Characters Pounce on Hottest Child's Game Around (13November1999)
  
• Personal Injury Lawyers Shove Self-Serving "Bad Faith" Bill Through Legislature (8September1999)
  
• High Tech Firms and Entertainment Industry Swell List of Opponents to Trial Lawyer Anti-Privacy Bill (1September1999)
  
• Statement on Superior Court Ruling-General Motors (26August1999)
  
• "Emotional Damage" To Stay Out of Construction Contract Disputes California Supreme Court Reverses Court of Appeal Decision (23August1999)
  
• Trial Lawyers' Seek New Tool to Force Settlements (13August1999)
  
• Governor Davis Urged To Veto Sb 1237 - Bill Allows Insurance Fraud To Thrive In California (5August1999)
  
• President Clinton Signs Y2K Act - First Law to Deal With Outbreak of Frivolous Litigation Before an Industry is Slammed - Federal Law Based on Early Effort By Civil Justice Association of California (21July1999)
  
• Duplicity On The "Consumer Activist" Front (20July1999)
  
• Safety Advisory Issued Association of Trial Lawyers of America Meet in San Francisco (15July1999)
  
• Costly Third-Party Lawsuit Bill Passes Assembly: SB 1237 Would Raise Insurance Costs, Benefit Trial Lawyers (8July1999)
  
• Civil Justice Association of California Lauds Congressional Approval of Y2K Liability Bill (2July1999)
  
• Legislature To Consider Bill To Deter Frivolous Y2k Lawsuits (11June1999)
  
• Bill Prohibiting Arbitration Would Devastate Employer/Employee Dispute Resolution (4June1999)
  
• Trial Lawyer Bill Passes Senate Appropriations Measure Would Expose Trade Secrets, Encourage More Lawsuits (27May1999)
  
• Trial Lawyer Protective Order Bill Passes Senate Judiciary Committee (14May1999)
  
• Bill To Drive More Disputes Into Costly Court Battles Passes Assembly Judiciary Committee (11May1999)
  
• Employers Would be Subject to Unfair Lawsuits Under New Bill (6May1999)
  
• Bill To Stop Unfair Competition Law Abuse To Be Heard in Senate Judiciary Committee (6May1999)
  
• Bill Seeks to Deter Frivolous Year 2000 Computer Lawsuits (6May1999)
  
• Name Change More Accurately Reflects Association Mission (3May1999)
  
• Trial Lawyer Bill Would Bring Chaos To Already-Overloaded Legal System (5April1999)
  
• Record Campaign Contributions by California Trial Lawyers Reported (9March1999)
  
• State and Federal Y2K Liability Legislation is a Welcome Signal, says Civil Justice Association of California (8March1999)
• The Civil Justice Association of California Files Briefs in Key Construction Defect Cases (16February1999)
• Civil Justice Association of California Announces Legislative Appointments (28January1999)

1998

• Excessive Civil Litigation Hurts California Students (15December1998)
• Eight Million Dollars! A Tsunami of Trial Lawyer Contributions (27October1998)
• Trial Lawyers Pump Funds into State Attorney General Race (26October1998)
• Trial Lawyers Pump More Than $2.8 Million Into California Legislative Races (19October1998)
• Trial Lawyers Heap Millions onto California Statewide Candidate Races (16October1998)
• Daily Journal Confirms Civil Justice Association of California Research on Huge Trial Lawyer Contributions (15October1998)
• Legislative candidates in the Northern California area region receive $130,000 from Trial Lawyers -- So Far (25September1998)
• Legislative candidates in the San Francisco bay area region receive Nearly $500,000 from Trial Lawyers -- So Far (24September1998)
• Legislative Candidates in the San Diego area region receive more than $60,000 from Trial Lawyers -- So Far (23September1998)
• Legislative candidates in the Central Valley area region receive nearly $125,000 from Trial Lawyers -- So Far (22September1998)
• Legislative Candidates in L.A.-Santa Barbara-Orange Region Receive Nearly $900,000 from Trial Lawyers -- So Far (21September1998)
• State Legislative Candidates Receive Nearly $2 Million From Trial Lawyers -- So Far (14September1998)
• Trial Lawyers Pour $4 Million into State Campaigns (9September1998)
• Trial Lawyers Continue Attempts to Sink Responsible Dispute Resolution (28August1998)
• Fear of Lawsuits Hobbling Year 2000 Preparedness Congress Looks at California-Type Solution (17July1998)
• Statement on Failure of Trial Lawyers' New "Republican Trial Lawyers Caucus" To Elect Their Candidates in Safe Republican Districts (3June1998)
• Plantiff Trial Lawyers Big Backer of Art Brandwood in Assembly Race (29May1998)
• Plantiff Trial Laywers Big Backers of Ellen Corbett in Assembly Race (27May1998)
• Plantiff Trial Lawyers Big Backers of Jim Lacy in Assembly Race (27May1998)
• Lawyers, Candidates Top Campaign Contributors In Superior Court Elections (30April98)
• Trial Lawyer PACs Have Already Put More Than $300,000 into 1998 Campaigns (13April98)
• Civil Justice Association of California Statement on February 23 Court Decision - Stop Youth Addiction v. Lucky Stores (23Feb98)
• Terrible Tort Bills Die; Legislature Commended (30Jan98)
• Managed Care Task Force Rejects Proposal To Encourage More Lawsuits (13Jan98)
• Sneak Attack on Proposition 213 (06Jan98)
• Campaign to Undo MICRA Found Unconvincing (05Jan98)

• Packaging Lawsuits Shut Down January 1 (24Dec97)
• Weatherman And Court Bring Good News To California Ski Resorts (26Nov97)
• Trial Lawyers And Chameleons Neck And Neck - Ad in New California Journal Lays Out Voter Opinion (24Nov97)
• Governor Signs Bill to Stop Frivolous Lawsuits Over the Size of Packaging (07Oct97)
• October 3rd Marks 20th Anniversary Of Supreme Court Decision To Allow Lawyer Advertising (26Sep97)
• Legislature Acts to Block Silly Lawsuits Over Package Size (12Sep97)
• Mark Krausse Joins Civil Justice Association of California As Vice President - Legislation (19Aug97)
• Early Report Card on Civil Justice Legislation (2Jun97)
• Trial Lawyers Abuse Unfair Competition Act to Increase Fees (8May97)
• Legislature Looks at Resurrecting Proposition 211 (6May97)
• California Personal Injury Trial Lawyers Go to Court In an Effort to Subvert the Will of California Voters (19Mar97)
• Study in San Diego Courts Provides New Evidence of Punitive Damage Abuses (13Mar97)
• Civil Justice Association of California Comments on Governor Pete Wilson's Legal Reform Package and High Tech Industry (4Mar97)
• Civil Justice Association of California Comments on Governor's Legal Reform Package Announced Today (27Feb97)
• California Supreme Court: No Duty to Help Robber (6Jan97)

• Civil Justice Association of California Comments on California Business Roundtable Business Climate Survey (3Dec96)
• Trial Lawyers Spend Big on Tuesday's Election (7Nov96)
• California Supreme Court to Hear Arguments in Controversial Kentucky Fried Chicken v. Los Angeles Superior Court (8Oct96)
• Leading Legal Reform Group Applauds Governor's Opposition to Proposition 207 (25Sep96)
• Legislature Fails to Act on Lawsuit Abuse Reform (30Aug96)
• Legal Reform Brings Remarkable Recovery to California General Aviation (21Aug96)
• Leading Legal Reform Group Applauds President Clinton's Opposition to Proposition 211 (8Aug96)
• New Study Demonstrates Chilling Effect of California's Employment Laws (6Aug96)
• New Evidence Points to Misuse of Punitive Damages (5Aug96)
• Legal Reform Moves Ahead in Other States (31Jul96)
• Legal Reform Association Says Trial Lawyers Wield Too Much Influence with State Democrats (15Jul96)
• Assembly Passes Major Legal Reforms (31May96)
• Deceptive Attorney Contingency Fee Initiative Opposed by Leading Legal Reform Group (22May96)
• Supreme Court Decision to Strike down Excessive Punitive Damage Award Applauded (20May96)
• Lawsuit Reforms Win Key Legislative Support (9May96)
• Lawsuit Reform Moves Ahead in Michigan and Louisiana: California's Proposals Await Legislative Action (3May96)
• Governor and Leadership Announce Conference Committee to Discuss Legal Reform Issues (19Apr96)
• New State Initiative to Undercut Federal Securities Reforms (17Apr96)
• New Evidence of Lawyer Misuse of Punitive Damages (27Feb96)
• Legal Reform Brings Remarkable Recovery to Fresno-area General Aviation (15Feb96)
• Legal Reform Brings Remarkable Recovery to Stockton-area General Aviation (15Feb96)
• Legal Reform Brings Remarkable Recovery to San Jose-area General Aviation (15Feb96)
• Legal Reform Brings Remarkable Recovery to San Francisco-area General Aviation (15Feb96)
• Legal Reform Brings Remarkable Recovery to San Diego-area General Aviation (15Feb96)
• Legal Reform Brings Remarkable Recovery to Sacramento-area General Aviation (15Feb96)
• Legal Reform Brings Remarkable Recovery to Los Angeles-area General Aviation (15Feb96)
• Winter Brings Snow and Lawsuits to California's Ski Resorts (17Jan96)

• Trial Lawyers Back Anti-Jobs Initiative (21Nov95)