Wisconsin Court Strikes Down Caps as Unconstitutional
"[T]here is no objectively reasonable basis to conclude that the $350,000 cap justifies placing such a harsh burden on the most severely injured medical malpractice victims, many of whom are children.”
AAJ eNews: What the Wisconsin Supreme Court Can Teach the U.S. Congress (Oct. 11)
U.S. Chamber of Commerce to Release Another Misleading "Study" Attacking the Civil Justice System
Mar 27 The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is releasing an updated "study" that supposedly ranks the best and worst state legal systems in America. But as with past editions, this "study" merely measures how Corporate America perceives the civil justice system, ignoring the views of consumers. Read the statement
Bush Plays Fast and Loose with the Facts at Fast Food Restaurant
Feb 15 In a speech at the Wendy’s headquarters in Dublin, Ohio, President Bush once again attacked the civil justice system to make the case for eliminating key protections that allow people to hold insurance and drug companies accountable when their gross negligence causes injuries or death. Read the facts
No Litigation Explosion, Reports the Dept of Justice
August 2005 This January, the White House announced that an "explosion in litigation" is creating a "logjam in America's civil courts." Yet, this summer the Bush Justice Department reported that the number of tort cases resolved in U.S. District Courts fell by 79 percent between 1985 and 2003. In 1985, 3,600 tort trials were decided by a judge or jury in U.S. District Courts. By 2003, that number had dropped to less than 800.
State courts have also seen a decline in tort cases, down 32% since 1992 according to the DOJ's Bureau of Justice Statistics. Read more...
When corporate CEOs abuse their power by denying access to quality health care, pollute our environment and endanger public health, or swindle employees out of their pensions to pad profits... When our regulatory agents are too close to corporate funding to be impartial and public safety is compromised... the last resort for Americans to hold them accountable is in our courts. That is why AAJ supports the civil justice system as a fundamental check on the power of businesses and opposes special interest efforts to limit the legal rights of citizens.
There He Goes Again - Bush Attacks
The Civil Justice System (January 2006)
Fast Facts About Litigation (Updated September 2005)
America's Founders on the Right to Trial by Jury
A Glossary of Civil Justice Terms
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