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| 2008 |
In Case You Missed It: Sick? Call a Doctor … or a Lawyer? CJAC Op-Ed on Assembly Bill 2690 (May 08, 2008)
Lerach gears up for prison; Washington lawmakers push to investigate trial lawyer practices (May 07, 2008)
California’s Low Ranking in New Poll of State’s Legal Climates Shows Need for More Reform (April 23, 2008)
In Case You Missed It: Class Action Filings Continue at a Steady Clip; Employment-Related Claims Top the List (April 14, 2008)
In Case You Missed It: Americans Want Arbitration, Not Litigation (April 10, 2008)
In Case You Missed It: Trial Lawyers Bad for Your Health (April 09, 2008)
In Case You Missed It: Lerach, Scruggs and Weiss Guilty Pleas Signal Need for More Tort Reform (April 09, 2008)
AB 2947 Would Limit Californians’ Right to Resolve Disputes through Arbitration (April 08, 2008)
Civil Justice Association of California (CJAC) Statement on Today’s California Supreme Court’s Significant Product Liability Decision (April 04, 2008)
Why so silent? Plaintiff’s attorneys’ guilty pleas overlooked by ‘usual corporate scolds’ (March 31, 2008)
April Fools’ Day Quiz: Can You Find the Fake Lawsuit? (March 31, 2008)
Legislators Fail to Act on Significant Civil Justice Reforms (March 25, 2008)
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT! Mississippi Mess Update (March 21, 2008)
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT! Shakedown Lawyer Update: Harpreet Brar, who filed more than 400 lawsuits against nail salons, may be disbarred (March 20, 2008)
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT! CA’s Supreme Court most influential in the nation (March 19, 2008)
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT! Plaintiff's firm wants $46,000 in attorney's fees for dispute over $44.64 (March 13, 2008)
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT! Plaintiffs’ firms rake in billions in securities class action settlements (March 12, 2008)
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT (March 11, 2008)
California Ranked as a “Sinner” State in New Study of Tort Liability Systems (March 11, 2008)
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT...Guilty plea: Former Milberg Weiss expert, John Torkelsen, lied to courts while collecting millions as contingency fee lawyer in class action lawsuits (March 04, 2008)
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT! A (February 27, 2008)
Senate bill would deny judges the ability to protect litigants’ confidentiality (February 26, 2008)
New bill ensures class members receive their share of the settlement (February 13, 2008)
Bill would allow both sides opportunity to appeal class certification (February 12, 2008)
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT! Lerach gets more than he asked for (February 11, 2008)
New bill gives courts power to slash frivolous claims from lawsuits (February 08, 2008)
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT! Mississippi Mud: Hood pounded, Scruggs next? (February 08, 2008)
Prop. 93’s Failure Leaves Door Open for New Legislators to Fix Civil Justice System (February 06, 2008)
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT! Nice Work While It Lasted ... about 25 Years! (February 06, 2008)
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT! Employment class action cases still lead the pack of lawsuits (February 04, 2008)
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT! Big scandals, small headlines: Trial lawyers’ troubles don’t net much ink (January 31, 2008)
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT! World’s biggest bathroom wall? Online health searches produce dangerous personal injury lawyer information (January 30, 2008)
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT! Do as they do, not as they say - A lesson etched in Stoneridge (January 29, 2008)
He saw it coming: Tom Campbell key player in Silicon Valley legal justice reform (January 29, 2008)
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT! A new weekly checklist of important legal reform news that may have slipped under your radar. (January 25, 2008)
Assemblyman Greg Aghazarian Honored with Civil Justice Leadership Award (January 25, 2008)
Cynthia Neff is CJAC's New Director of Communications and Research (January 24, 2008)
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT! (January 18, 2008)
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| 2007 |
Litigation Potholes Abound in California (December 18, 2007)
Assemblywoman Cathleen Galgiani Honored with Civil Justice Leadership Award (November 28, 2007)
State Senator Tom Harman Honored with Civil Justice Leadership Award (November 26, 2007)
San Francisco Law Firm Ripping the Mask off Real Goblins (October 30, 2007)
Class Action Lawsuits Still Abound in California (October 29, 2007)
Governor Schwarzenegger Applauded for Actions (October 26, 2007)
Justice Served as City of Beverly Hills and Beverly Hills Unified School District Receive Reimbursement in Oil Well Litigation (October 09, 2007)
CJAC Applauds Governor Schwarzenegger’s Veto (October 05, 2007)
Statement on Plaintiff Lawyer Bill Lerach's Guilty Plea to Federal Charges (September 14, 2007)
Governor Schwarzenegger Should Again Veto Personal Injury Lawyer Scheme (September 12, 2007)
Personal Injury Lawyers Try Again To Drive Up Consumers' Insurance Costs and Their Fees (September 07, 2007)
CJAC Initiative Will Balance Class Action Law and Stop Legalized Extortion (July 19, 2007)
Assemblyman Todd Spitzer Honored with Civil Justice Leadership Award (June 29, 2007)
Staff Changes Announced at Civil Justice Association of California (May 23, 2007)
Attorney General Lowers Boom on Out-of-State Proposition 65 Profiteer (May 15, 2007)
Governor Schwarzenegger Announces Support for Class Action Reform Bill (May 07, 2007)
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Red Flags: Providing Access Without Lawsuits (April 30, 2007)
National Survey: California Class Action Law Almost Dragging Bottom (April 25, 2007)
Statement by Civil Justice Association of California President John H. Sullivan on Today's Supreme Court Decision (April 12, 2007)
New Bill Will Improve California Class-Action Law (April 11, 2007)
Litigation Lottery Costs $865 Billion Per Year, New Study Says (March 27, 2007)
Another Step Toward Justice as Court Tosses Out More Claims in Erin Brockovich-Sponsored Lawsuit Against Beverly Hills Unified School District (March 26, 2007)
CJAC Urges State Bar of CA Investigation of CA Personal Injury Law Firm (January 25, 2007)
Former Senator Bill Morrow Honored with Civil Justice Leadership Award (January 19, 2007)
Statement by the Civil Justice Association of California Applauding the Dismissal of the City of Beverly Hills from Liability for Claims in Beverly Hills High School Oil Well Case (January 10, 2007)
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| 2006 |
Statement by the Civil Justice Association of California on the Dismissal by LA Superior Court of Erin Brockovich-Sponsored Lawsuit Against Beverly Hills High School & City of Beverly Hills (December 19, 2006)
CJAC Honors Assemblyman Joe Canciamilla with its Civil Justice Leadership Award (November 27, 2006)
Assemblywoman Nicole Parra honored with Civil Justice Leadership Award (October 26, 2006)
No State Partnership with Personal Injury Lawyers (October 02, 2006)
CJAC Applauds Veto of "Bounty Hunter" Attorney General Bill (October 02, 2006)
CJAC Opposes Proposition 90 (September 19, 2006)
State Should Not Partner With Personal Injury Lawyers (September 13, 2006)
CJAC Urges Veto of (September 13, 2006)
Civil Justice Association of California Opposes Proposition 89 (August 14, 2006)
Supreme Court Win: Prop. 64 Applies to Pending Cases (July 24, 2006)
Major Court Win Protects Proposition 64 (July 12, 2006)
Bill Would Make Filing Lawsuits a for Profit Endeavor for Attorney General (June 20, 2006)
Major Court Win Protects Proposition 64 - All Plaintiffs Must Incur a Real Loss (June 14, 2006)
Personal Injury Lawyers Attempt to Veil $50,000 Contribution (May 26, 2006)
Personal Injury Lawyers Spending Big Money to Elect Their Friend (May 24, 2006)
Questions to Ask the Personal Injury Lawyers (April 24, 2006)
Which One of These Lawsuits Is the April Fools' Day Joke? (April 01, 2006)
California Continues Slow Improvement in Ranking of Civil Justice System (March 27, 2006)
Two New CJAC-Sponsored Bills Would Cut Trial Costs, Boost Fairness (February 27, 2006)
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| 2005 |
Statement by CJAC on the Nomination of First District Court of Appeal Justice Carol Corrigan to the California Supreme Court (December 09, 2005)
California Reporter, Not Erin Brockovich, Should Receive Harvard Health Award (October 17, 2005)
Recap of the First Half of the 2005-06 Legislative Session (October 14, 2005)
Civil Justice Association of California Urges Governor Schwarzenegger to Veto Assembly Bill 153 (September 20, 2005)
Civil Justice Association of California Urges Governor Schwarzenegger to Veto Senate Bill 399 (Escutia) (September 09, 2005)
Statement by Civil Justice Association of California President John H. Sullivan on Today's California Supreme Court Decision* (August 04, 2005)
Civil Justice Association Releases Personal Injury Lawyer Campaign Spending Report (July 19, 2005)
Civil Justice Association of California Opposes Proposition 79 (July 15, 2005)
CJAC President Addresses Forum on Trial Lawyers, Inc. California by The Manhattan Institute (June 15, 2005)
Growing Opposition to AB 528 Includes Local Governments (May 25, 2005)
Newly Released Legislative District Votes on Proposition 64 (May 13, 2005)
CJAC Statement on Release of Trial Lawyers, Inc. California by The Manhattan Institute (April 14, 2005)
Personal Injury Lawyer Contributions Top $7.3 million (April 11, 2005)
California Supreme Court Denies Hearing of Meritless "Pill-Splitting" Case (March 23, 2005)
CJAC President's Statement on Frivolous "Pill-Splitting" Lawsuit Against Kaiser Permanente (March 08, 2005)
California Sees Nominal Improvement in Ranking of Civil Justice System (March 08, 2005)
Update on Proposition 64's Application to Pending Cases (February 28, 2005)
Class Action Legislation Passes House of Representatives (February 17, 2005)
Class Action Legislation Passes U.S. Senate (February 14, 2005)
Proposition 64 Implemented in Another Appellate Pending Case (February 10, 2005)
Trial Lawyers Look for Ways to Keep Shakedown Suits Alive (February 09, 2005)
Shakedown Lawsuits Hidden in Prescription Drug Initiatives (January 24, 2005)
Recent Trial Court Rulings on the Application of Proposition 64 to Pending Cases (January 03, 2005)
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| 2004 |
Personal Injury Lawyers Invest Big in Pedro Nava (October 11, 2004)
Personal Injury Lawyers Invest Big in Betty Karnette (October 11, 2004)
Personal Injury Lawyers Invest Big in Lori Saldana (October 10, 2004)
Personal Injury Lawyers Invest Big in Ira Ruskin (October 10, 2004)
Journalist of the Year Award Goes to Reporter Unveiling Erin Brockovich (June 14, 2004)
Congratulations to "Muckraker 90210" (June 09, 2004)
Statement of John H. Sullivan, President of the Civil Justice Association of California on Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger's Proposal to Dedicate Punitive Damage Awards to a State Fund (May 13, 2004)
Unequal Protection of Children, Legal Safeguard for Elderly Addressed in Bill Before Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday (May 03, 2004)
POLICE CHASES: A LAWSUIT-FREE APPROACH (April 29, 2004)
Coalition Submits Signatures to Place (April 12, 2004)
CJAC Statement on California's Further Decline in Civil Justice System Ranking (March 08, 2004)
17200 Shakedowns a Major Reason for California's Poor Legal Environment (March 08, 2004)
Personal Injury Lawyers Spend Nearly $2,000,000 in Assembly Primary Races (March 02, 2004)
Personal Injury Lawyers Betting Big On Primary Races (February 27, 2004)
Personal Injury Lawyers Invest Big in Noreen Evans (February 19, 2004)
Personal Injury Lawyers Invest Big in John Carcione (February 19, 2004)
Personal Injury Lawyers Invest Big in Tom Umberg (February 19, 2004)
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| 2003 |
Coalition Files 17200 Reform Initiative (October 21, 2003)
Personal Injury Lawyer Money Plays on Both Sides of Recall (October 03, 2003)
Legislature Lets Down Small Business Owners (September 16, 2003)
Personal Injury Lawyers' Last Minute Amendments Flout Justice and Voter Opinion (September 02, 2003)
New Potential Source for 17200 Shakedowns (August 18, 2003)
17200 Abuses don't stop with Trevor: Shakedowns Head North (July 23, 2003)
Legislature's Betrayal of Small Business Lawsuit Victims Continues (July 08, 2003)
Coalition Dismayed by Approval of Trial Lawyer Backed Package (June 05, 2003)
Strong Coalition Effort Stops Bill (June 02, 2003)
Short Notice 17200 Bills Would Feather Personal Injury Lawyer Nests, Not Protect Businesses (May 07, 2003)
California's Liability System Ranking (April 09, 2003)
Some Kids Win, Some Kids Lose (April 08, 2003)
Personal Injury Lawyers’ Political Spending Political Money a Shade under $10 Million in 2001-02 Cycle (March 19, 2003)
Choking Free Speech: Another Side of California's Notorious Unfair Competition Law Attracts National Critics As It Drives a Case to the United States Supreme Court (March 03, 2003)
Plaintiffs’ Lawyer-Sponsored Bill Would Further Harm Long Term Care Facilities in California (February 20, 2003)
CJAC Reacts to Bureau of Automotive Repair’s Decision to Suspend Use of its Notice of Violations (NOVs) (February 14, 2003)
Letter to Governor Davis re: Abuse of Section 17200 (January 06, 2003)
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| 2002 |
Legal Shakedowns Hitting Thousands of California Businesses (December 06, 2002)
The Civil Justice Association of California Files Brief with U.S. Supreme Court in Important Unfair Competition Law Case (November 15, 2002)
Personal Injury Lawyer Contributions for 2002 Election Expected to Hit 10 Million (November 05, 2002)
Personal Injury Lawyer Contributions Hit $8 million (October 30, 2002)
Personal Injury Lawyers Begin Move into Four Legislative Campaigns (October 22, 2002)
Civil Justice Association of California Names New Vice President (September 06, 2002)
Personal Injury Lawyers Money Floods Toward November Election (September 04, 2002)
Personal Injury Lawyer Bills Pose Consumer, Taxpayer Cost Increases (September 03, 2002)
Outrageous Tobacco Attorney Fees Encourage Predatory Lawsuits (July 17, 2002)
Attorney General Urged to Investigate (July 11, 2002)
The Personal Injury Lawyers Continue Assault on Arbitration (June 18, 2002)
Assembly Judiciary Fails to Curb Frivolous Lawsuits (May 15, 2002)
Personal Injury Lawyers Election Largesse: The Final Tally (March 21, 2002)
Final Election Day Report on Personal Injury Lawyer Money and Press Availability (March 05, 2002)
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