Thirty years of working to improve California's Civil Justice System.

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The Civil Justice Association of California works to reduce the excessive and unwarranted litigation that increases business and government expenses, discourages innovation, and drives up the cost of goods and services for all Californians.

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January 22, 2010

CJAC-Supported SCUBA Diving 'Hazardous Activity' Bill Passes Assembly

A bill that would add SCUBA diving to a list of “hazardous recreational activities” — which immunizes public entities and employers from liability when people…

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January 19, 2010

Recipient of $127,000 in Left-Over Settlement Funds From 1987 Fatal Hotel Fire in Puerto Rico Is ... A California-Based Animal Legal Defense Fund?

More than 20 years since a fire at the Dupont Plaza Hotel killed nearly 100 people in San Juan, Puerto Rico, the litigation in the case…

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January 13, 2010

From Jail to Vacation? Government Opposes Bill Lerach's Request for European Trip

Former Milberg Weiss plaintiffs’ lawyer Bill Lerach, out of jail and now serving probation, has filed a request to take a 44-day vacation to 18 cities…

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case studies

PROPOSITION 64

On November 2, 2004, Californians voted 59.1% to 40.9% to stop extortion lawsuits being brought by private lawyers under the state's unique Unfair Competition Law. The victory came after a carefully crafted, $14.5 million campaign funded by an unusually broad spectrum of the business community whose members had been victims of shakedown lawsuits for years leading up to the election.

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profiles

John H. Sullivan

Sullivan, President of the Civil Justice Association of California (CJAC), has headed the Association since 1995. He oversees a lobbying, research, and appellate program that is supported by a broad group of businesses, individuals, and local government groups.

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