CJAC: Fighting Wasteful Lawsuits…

The Civil Justice Association of California is a non-profit, membership supported coalition of citizens, taxpayers, businesses, local governments, professionals, manufacturers, financial institutions, insurers, and medical organizations.

Founded in 1979, CJAC is the only statewide association dedicated solely to improving California’s civil liability system. It is active in both the Legislature and the courts, working to reduce the excessive and unwarranted litigation that increases business and government expenses, discourages innovation, and drives up the costs of goods and services for all consumers.

Our program operates on four major fronts:

Legislative Lobbying

The Civil Justice Association of California’s staff lobbyist-lawyers aggressively bring to the Legislature sound legal reform arguments and lead coalitions to defeat personal injury lawyer-backed bills… READ MORE

Amicus Briefs

The Civil Justice Association of California is the only legal reform organization which reviews every case filed in the state’s six courts of appeal and the California Supreme Court, screening about 1,200 briefs a month… READ MORE

Research

The Civil Justice Association of California documents the harm lawsuit abuse causes business, consumers, professionals and taxpayers, and then deliver the facts to key policymakers and opinion leaders… READ MORE

Public and Opinion Leader Education

The Civil Justice Association of California is often contacted by business, legal, and political reporters, and editorial writers for information and comments on breaking stories in the courts and the Legislature… READ MORE

Political Action Committee

Also, CJAC participates in a bipartisan manner in California campaigns through its Political Action Committee, which operates separately from the association in raising money and funding campaigns to elect and retain state candidates who support balanced legal reform.