Orange County
Citizens Against Lawsuit Abuse

Celebrates Lawsuit Abuse Awareness Week with:

Tuesday, October 3, 2006
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Personal injury lawyers and uninjured plaintiffs are gaming our legal system in an attempt to get rich. Their never-ending lawsuit schemes are taking compensation away from those who are truly injured and destroying our healthcare system in the process.

No part of our healthcare system is safe from attack. Doctors, hospitals and the makers of our medicines are being sued.

What’s at risk?

■ Your doctor
■ Your healthcare choices
■ Your access to care
■ Justice for injured patients
■ The healthcare we all depend upon

Please download and sign the petition* and send it back to:

*Petition is in Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format. If you prefer a Word (.doc) file, click here.

Click here for a free copy of "A Legal Consumer Guide".

Examples of lawsuit abuse that happen every day...

Burned in the act...
A convicted bank robber on parole entered a bank, went up to the teller and said, "Give me the money, I've got a bomb". The bank teller did as instructed, except that hidden in the rolls of money turned over to the robber was an anti-robbery device that released tear gas. The device functioned as intended...and the robber sued the bank!

Junk food, junk lawsuit...
A man who had eaten a lot of sugary snack food fell out of a tree...and sued the snack food company for $100 million in damages!

Background
Citizens Against Lawsuit Abuse (CALA) was formed in the fall of 1993 as a California corporation to combat the current bureaucracy that perpetuates the state's costly avalanche of lawsuits. This grassroots organization was formed in response to a civil justice system that encourages both people to sue and lawyers to take advantage of victims. Our leadership is a group of small business and professional people from the greater Orange County area who are all united in our passion for meaningful reform of an out-of-control civil litigation system. We believe that tort reform has not been adequately addressed by our lawmakers because of the influence of special interest groups on the legislative process. We feel the public must become engaged in the debate over legal reform before California can solve it's lawsuit crisis.

Mission Statement
CALA's mission is to educate the public about the impact of lawsuit abuse on consumers and California's economy, thereby creating a climate for change.

*Citizens Against Lawsuit Abuse (CALA) is a nonprofit corporation. Contributions or gifts to CALA are not deductible as charitable contributions. However, they may be deductible as a business expense as indicated under provisions of the Internal Revenue Code. Checks should be made payable to Citizens Against Lawsuit Abuse (CALA). You may also donate with your credit card via PayPal. Thank you.

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