Hot Issues
CJAC submitted the letter below in opposition to SB 1528. This bill would allow a plaintiff in a personal injury case to obtain damages for medical expenses “without regard to the amount actually paid.”
The following bills have been introduced in the California Legislature in 2012 by legislators from across the state and from both parties to address the problem of abusive ADA lawsuits.
CJAC is urging Congress to reform the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA). In 1977, the FCPA was approved by Congress and signed into law to prevent companies from bribing foreign officials to receive new or continuing business from those officials' countries- a noble enough goal...
CJAC submitted the letter below to Congressman Dan Lungren in support of his bill H.R. 3356 "ACCESS (ADA Compliance for Customer Entry to Stores and Services) Act of 2011."
CJAC is opposing H.R. 1873, authored by Rep. Henry Johnson (D-GA), and S. 987, authored by Sen. Al Franken (D-MN). These proposals, known as the “Arbitration Fairness Act”, take the extraordinary step of declaring any pre-dispute arbitration agreement invalid and unenforceable if it requires arbitration of an employment, consumer, or civil rights dispute.
CJAC submitted the letter below to the Governor and the Legislature expressing our deep concerns and opposition to the proposed $150 million in additional cuts to the 2011-12 courts budget.
The Civil Justice Association of California, as a part of the Coalition to Protect Privacy, Property, Confidentiality, and Efficiency in the Courts, is strongly opposing S. 623, “the Sunshine in Litigation Act of 2011.”
CJAC is supporting H.R. 966, authored by Congressman Lamar Smith (R-Texas), and S.B. 533, authored by Senator Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa). The bills, both titled the “Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act of 2011”, would return Federal Civil Procedure Rule 11 back to its pre-1993 form, when it was a real deterrent against misuse of the legal system. They would allow legitimate claims to move forward, while giving judges stronger tools to punish lawyers who file meritless and costly claims. The bills would require an award of attorney’s fees and costs to a party for the amounts incurred by another’s unreasonable or harassing conduct, in addition to any other order made to deter repetition.
The Civil Justice Association of California is supporting H.R. 881, the ADA Notification Act of 2011, authored by Congressman Duncan Hunter (R-CA). The legislation would require a plaintiff alleging an ADA violation to provide a defendant 90 days from the notice to correct the deficiency. By providing business owners sufficient time to evaluate and correct a potential ADA violation before costly litigation starts, this bill would help to ensure disabled access without having to resort to costly and burdensome litigation.
The Civil Justice Association of California is supporting H.R. 5, the Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2011, which would enact substantive medical liability reform at the federal level.
The Civil Justice Association is part of a broad coalition opposing H.R. 4115, the “Open Access to Court Act of 2009,” a bill that would change the pleading standards for filing a lawsuit in federal court.
The Civil Justice Association of California opposes federal bills H.R. 1508 and S. 537, the “Sunshine in Litigation Act of 2009,” which would severely restrict existing judicial discretion to protect the privacy, property, and confidentiality of all litigants by requiring federal judges to make premature decisions about the masses of information produced in modern civil litigation.
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