Press Releases: 1996 Archives

“For the fourth year in a row, California’s business leaders have identified the state’s liability laws as the leading negative drag on our economy. This…

Trial lawyers pumped an amazing $1,300,000 into 14 of the hottest legislative races in Tuesday’s elections. “The numbers confirm that trial lawyers continue to be…

Case Clearly Illustrates All That is Wrong With Tort System—Criminal Goes Free While Business is Victimized Twice Los Angeles — Oral arguments will be heard…

Sacramento — The Civil Justice Association of California (CJAC) has applauded Governor Wilson for opposing Prop. 207, the November ballot initiative that would block future…

Sacramento — The Legislature will end the 1995-96 Session tomorrow without acting to improve California’s liability laws. “It is regrettable that the Legislature failed to…

Sacramento — General aviation in California has enjoyed a happy landing from the terrors of sky-high litigation that only a few years ago was nearly…

The following is a statement from John H. Sullivan, president of the Civil Justice Association of California, in response to President Clinton’s announcement of his…

Sacramento — One in every five California businesses has restricted hiring because of employment lawsuits, according to a survey by a San Francisco-based public policy…

Sacramento — Further evidence of runaway punitive damage claims is presented in a four-county study by the Civil Justice Association of California (CJAC). The study…

California Legislation Still Pending Sacramento — Significant lawsuit abuse reform legislation measures have recently been enacted in many states that compete with California for jobs…

Sacramento — The Civil Justice Association of California (CJAC) has denounced the strong-arm tactics employed by trial lawyers to push the California Democratic Party’s Executive…

Sacramento — The State Assembly today passed several major legal reform bills, sending a clear message that the Legislature has acknowledged that California’s liability laws…

Sacramento — The Civil Justice Association of California (CJAC) today announced its opposition to a November ballot measure that would prevent the Legislature from controlling…

Sacramento — Civil Justice Association of California (CJAC) President John H. Sullivan issued the following statement regarding today’s Supreme Court Decision striking down as “grossly…

Sacramento — The Assembly Judiciary Committee passed major legal reform bills yesterday, sending a strong message that California’s liability laws need need a major overhaul….

Sacramento — Lawsuit reform ahs recently advanced inMichigan and Louisiana, but California has more work to do to get its own liability laws under control…

Sacramento — The Civil Justice Association of California (CJAC) today commended Governor Wilson and the Legislative leadership for giving legal reform high priority by announcing…

Sacramento — “The ballot proposition launched by securities trial lawyer Bill Lerach is nothing more than his attempt to undercut a new federal law that…

SACRAMENTO—A recent study provides new evidence that lawyers are using demands for punitive damages to extort higher settlements rather than reserving them for cases of…

San Diego—General aviation in San Diego has enjoyed a happy landing from the terrors of sky-high litigation that only a few years ago was nearly…

San Francisco—General aviation in San Francisco has enjoyed a happy landing from the terrors of sky-high litigation that only a few years ago was nearly…

San Jose—General aviation in San Jose has enjoyed a happy landing from the terrors of sky-high litigation that only a few years ago was naerly…

Stockton—General aviation in Stockton has enjoyed a happy landing from the terrors of sky-high litigation that only a few years ago was nearly grounding the…

Fresno—General aviation in Fresno has enjoyed a happy landing from the terrors of sky- high litigation that only a few years ago was nearly grounding…

Sacramento—General aviation in Sacramento has enjoyed a happy landing from the terrors of sky-high litigation that only a few years ago was nearly grounding the…

Los Angeles,General aviation in Los Angeles has enjoyed a happy landing from the terrors of sky-high litigation that only a few years ago was nearly…

Ten Percent of the Price of a Ski Lift Ticket Pays for Lawsuits Sacramento, Calif.,—Winter has brought new snow to California’s ski resorts, but with…