Sentences with phrase «lawsuit abuse»

Being a smart legal consumer can be the best weapon against lawsuit abuse.

As a result, the cost of litigation, and not the value of the patents, drives settlement — a hallmark of lawsuit abuse.

LARA = Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act.

For more information on the report, go to the Illinois Lawsuit Abuse Watch website.

Washington, D.C. - A coalition of entrepreneurs, investors, and innovators have joined the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) and Engine Advocacy today in requesting that Congress schedule hearings on patent trolls and the SHIELD Act, introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives to quash the rash of patent lawsuit abuse.

Reform is needed to protect job - creating businesses from lawsuit abuse and to ensure that legitimate victims receive the compensation they deserve.

A recent poll conducted by the American Tort Reform Association and the grassroots Sick of Lawsuits released a national survey finding that a strong majority of people believe lawsuit abuse hurts economic growth, job creation, and U.S. competitiveness.

American Tort Reform Association — August 21, 2012 The American Tort Reform Association and the grassroots Sick of Lawsuits campaign have released a new national survey indicating that strong majorities of voters across the political spectrum believe lawsuit abuse hurts economic growth, job creation and U.S. competitiveness.

Drawing from his roles as Independent Claims Adjuster for the BP Deepwater Horizon Spill Disaster Victim Compensation Fund and former manager of the 9/11 Victims Compensation Fund, Feinberg headlined the day - long Summit that focused on lawsuit abuse during a major economic downturn.

A flushable toilet brush that warns users, «Do not use for personal hygiene,» is the nation's wackiest warning label, according to the annual Wacky Warning Labels contest conducted by Michigan Lawsuit Abuse Watch.

The «export» of U.S. practices abroad along with the «import» of foreign cases into U.S. courts — increases lawsuit abuse internationally.

He helped create ILR's award - winning Faces of Lawsuit Abuse campaign.

Sick of Lawsuits is a nationwide organization that is calling attention to the abuses of our civil justice system, educating citizens on what they can do to stop lawsuit abuse.

In an introductory post, Mencimer writes that most of what the public hears about lawsuit abuse is wrong.

On January 29, 2016, ATRA, in partnership with Louisiana Lawsuit Abuse Watch, hosted a round table discussion in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, on the state's consumer protection statute.

For the past 30 years the LRC has helped protect Washington's citizens and businesses from more lawsuit abuse.

This week is Lawsuit Abuse Awareness Week, where we highlight the many ways that personal injury lawyers abuse the law and our court system for -LSB-...]

Colorado Association of Commerce & Industry Colorado Civil Justice League Colorado Lawsuit Abuse Watch

On behalf of the tobacco industry and other corporate clients, it has created a number of industry front groups, including The Advancement of Sound Science Coalition, the American Tort Reform Association, and many state and local branches of Citizens Against Lawsuit Abuse, or CALAs, which are fake grassroots groups that agitate for tort reform.

(sponsor of the 2004 Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act), said just last week that he's considering filing his own suit to have the president release his birth certificate.

The letter expresses the coalition's support for the SHIELD (Saving High - Tech Innovators from Egregious Legal Disputes) Act, a bipartisan bill from Rep. Peter DeFazio and Rep. Jason Chaffetz that would create real and appropriate consequences for patent lawsuit abuse.

Senator Shane Massey Introduces Bills to Protect South Carolina Taxpayers From Lawsuit Abuse.

The people we choose to represent are honorable; they are clear exceptions to the tales and distortions in the media of lawsuit abuses.

Illinois Lawsuit Abuse Watch will be watching to see if improvements in the McLean County courts are being made or if the jurisdiction continues to sink lower into «hellhole» status.

In February, Cuban and Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian teamed up with the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) and Engine Advocacy to officially request that Congress investigate patent trolls in order to stop the surge in «patent lawsuit abuse.»

One is about Chase Bank being sued by the California Attorney General for credit - card - debt - lawsuit abuses and another is about faulty documents supplied by creditors and credit card debt lawsuits including banks» robo - signing of credit - card - debt affidavits that came to public attention last year.

But they figured something else out — everyone understands the words «lawsuit abuse.»

A project of Citizens Against Lawsuit Abuse, Sick of Lawsuits is an online network of people who are interested in restoring integrity to our justice system by addressing issues surrounding legal reform.

That's how I'd define «lawsuit abuse.»

Contribute today to fight back against lawsuit abuse and help restore fairness to our legal system.

ATRA, and its Illinois mouthpiece Illinois Lawsuit Abuse...

«The Senate has taken a critical step toward granting families, consumers and employers relief from the heavy burden of lawsuit abuse,» said Thomas Donohue, Chamber President and CEO of the U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform.

NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION URGES SENATE TO REJECT SO - CALLED «LAWSUIT ABUSE REDUCTION ACT» Friday March 10, 2017 at 03:59 pm

Citizens Against Lawsuit Abuse (CALA) is a nonpartisan grassroots movement of concerned citizens and businesses who are fighting against lawsuit abuse in California.

The annual California Citizens Against Lawsuit Abuse «Day at the Capitol» is Tuesday April 4th, and we're excited about the possibilities for meaningful movement toward -LSB-...]

CALA serves as a watchdog to challenge the abuse of our civil justice system, and engages the public and the media to deliver the message that lawsuit abuse is alive and well in California — and that all Californians are paying the price.

Lawsuit abuse isn't merely a nagging issue of public policy, but rather an infectious disease spreading throughout California, and destroying the jobs and lives it -LSB-...]

The most common question we're asked at Citizens Against Lawsuit Abuse (CALA) is «How do these trial lawyers get away with the abuse?»

All of this material was set forth in the House Judiciary Committee Report to a bill called the Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act (LARA) in the 109th Congress.

I'm reading the text of bill «H.R. 720: Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act of 2017» as it was introduced on Jan 30, 2017 at govtrack.us.

On the bright side, the court upheld a longstanding statutory remedy for victims of lawsuit abuse.

We also strongly condemn passage of H.R. 720, the «Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act» on March 10.