Claims About “Judicial Hellholes” for Class Action Suits Are Fraudulent

[truthpusher]

from a press-release on www.citizen.org

http://www.citizen.org/pressroom/release.cfm?ID=1865

Jan. 27, 2005

Business Lobby’s Wild Claims About “Judicial Hellholes” for Class Action Suits Are Fraudulent

Two Often-Cited Counties Should Not Be Reason for Congress to Lock Consumers Out of Courts With Class Action Legislation, New Report Shows

WASHINGTON, D.C. – There is no evidence to support the business lobby’s contention that the class action system has run amok and is plagued with so-called “judicial hellholes” that run roughshod over businesses, a new Public Citizen report shows.

In fact, business groups have provided some recent data about only two counties from one state to justify their claims that there is a “hellhole” problem for class actions. There are 3,139 other county court systems in the country. Further, many states already have amended class action rules to make it more difficult for consumers to pursue class action suits and easier for businesses to defend them, data show.

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http://www.citizen.org/pressroom/release.cfm?ID=1865

[flamin lib]

1. Tort reform anyone?

President Bush tells me that we need tort reform to protect Doctors and Corporations against punitive damages awarded by juries.

While Governor of Texas Mr. Bush oversaw the execution of more people each year than the rest of the industrialized world combined. Each one was adjudged guilty and sentenced by a jury.

How is it that Mr. Bush believes that juries have the wisdom to make life and death decisions, but can't trust them to make punitive monetary judgments against Doctors and Corporations who damage families and lives?

[gratuitous]

2. "the facts just don’t support the contentions"

I have yet to see a lack of facts get in the way of a good conservawhacko crusade.

[Devil Dog Dem]

3. I can vouch for Madison County Illinois being a judicial hell hole.

Let's not kid ourselves, DUers: there are bad judges out there who are in the pockets of lawyers. Yes, some sell out to the lawyers of giant corporations, others to plaintiffs' lawyers.

But they are out there, and I for one have seen them. Madison county is bad, so is Jackson, Mississippi, and Broward County, Florida, and others.

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5. I am sorry, I thought that only applied to LBN - i'll remember tnx