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| Business-Backed 527 Will 'Tell the Truth About Trial Lawyers' |
| 2004-08-25 |
| EFL - Gentlemen, commence the gnashing of teeth. The United States Chamber of Commerce plans to make America's "runaway legal system" a cornerstone of the presidential campaign. "When voters go to the polls, they need to know lawsuit abuse destroys jobs, drives doctors out of business and forces companies into bankruptcy," said Thomas Donohue, Chamber president and CEO. Donohue said the Chamber will support two new political initiatives to educate voters about the "devastating impact of lawsuit abuse on the American way of life." -snip- the 527 has does have a tie to Bush... George HW Bush. |
| Posted by:Super Hose |
| #2 The United States Chamber of Commerce plans to make America's "runaway legal system" a cornerstone of the presidential campaign. "When voters go to the polls, they need to know lawsuit abuse destroys jobs, drives doctors out of business and forces companies into bankruptcy," said Thomas Donohue, Chamber president and CEO.Ah, is it an election year or something? I mean, those are some scary, attention-getting statements. Now, I know Iâm biased, but IMO those claims are a bit overblown. Undoubtedly, Mr. Donohue does not mean all trial work, he just wants to go after those //sarcasm on// âPlaintiff lawyersâ and their nasty contingent fees.//sarcasm off//It pains me that my party (and how I will vote this fall - for a multitude of reasons greater than my short-term financial security) appear hell bent on destroying my profession (trial work) based on âscary, attention-getting statementsâ that are poorly researched and even more poorly supported. In Colorado, anyway, hereâs the breakdown on Court cases: Probate - 6.9% Juvenile - 21.46% Domestic Relations - 18.75% Criminal - 24.35% Mental Health - 2.56%and Civil at only - 25.95% Additionally, these some 26% of court cases can be further broken down as follows: Administrative Review - 0.00%So the real Contingent fee/trial lawyer/plaintiff type stuff (e.g., Breach of Warranty, Breach of Contract, Negligence, Personal Injury, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Property Damage, Property Damage-MV, Sexual Harassment, Wrongful Death, Wrongful Death-MV) is only about 21.99% of the Civil case load. That means that the type of civil trial work being complained about is only about 5.7% of all court cases. In reality, the great bulk of litigation in the courts (in the civil arena) is commercial litigation -- business suing business, NOT those //sarcasm on// âPlaintiff lawyersâ and their nasty contingent fees.//sarcasm off// |
| Posted by: cingold 2004-08-25 9:50:18 PM |
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| Posted by: BigEd 2004-08-25 11:56:43 AM |