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Breaking the Waves
Thursday, February 24, 2011 � by eric
After a surfing accident left her husband a quadriplegic, Mayra Fornos became a consumer attorney and champion of people with disabilities.
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Trading places: U.S. Chamber pledges to use lawsuits to tackle Obama regulation
Friday, October 8, 2010 � by eric
The traditionally anti-litigation business umbrella group decides to embrace the art of legal weaponry to overcome regulation it considers bad for business.
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Legislative panel supports radiation protection
Wednesday, June 30, 2010 � by eric
An Assembly committee approves Padilla measure on a bipartisan vote, but lobbyists for hospitals and radiologists warn that provisions could put scare in patients who can be helped. -
California’s Tort Wars: Election Day by the numbers
Friday, June 11, 2010 � by eric
Tort-war front groups for big oil, insurance and tobacco get walloped on election day.
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Tort reform: Just an effort to shift responsibility
Wednesday, April 7, 2010 � by scott
Jim Marcinkowski, a lawyer and former congressional candidate in Michigan, argues that corporate and medical proponents of tort reform are really just trying to shift responsibility for their business actions to the consumers, or to government.
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FPPC says “Big Money Talks”–and how…
Thursday, March 18, 2010 � by scott
Corporations and business associations spent some $545 million over the past decade trying to influence policy decisions in Sacramento.
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Consumer Reports debunks claims of frivolous lawsuit epidemic
Wednesday, March 17, 2010 � by jg
Consumer Reports Health Blog: Exhaustive studies show that most legal claims against doctors are legitimate grievances; if anything, there are far more medical injuries that are never adjudicated than there are frivolous lawsuits.