Press Releases: 2003 Archives

Legislative failure to close shakedown prompts filing SACRAMENTO - Today the Coalition Against Shakedown Lawsuits will file an initiative with the Attorney General’s office to…

Davis and Bustamante Garner $1.3 Million in Personal Injury Lawyer Contributions SACRAMENTO - The Civil Justice Association of California (CJAC) reported today that California personal…

While most legislators refused to follow the plaintiffs’ lawyers script, the Legislature as a whole failed to prevent shakedown lawsuits SACRAMENTO - The Civil Justice…

SB 122 poised to make shakedown lawsuits worse, not better SACRAMENTO - The Civil Justice Association of California (CJAC) said today that last minute amendments…

Complying with Americans with Disabilities Act may not prevent unfair competition lawsuit SACRAMENTO - The Civil Justice Association of California (CJAC) today warned businesses of…

Personal Injury Lawyers Add a Hoax to their Betrayal in Progress SACRAMENTO - A “betrayal compounded by a hoax,” is the Civil Justice Association of…

More small businesses facing Shakedown Lawsuits Despite the State Bar and Attorney General’s investigations into 17200 abuses and the resignation of the attorneys of the…

Legislative package would increase litigation costs with NO consumer benefit SACRAMENTO - Today the Coalition Against Shakedown Lawsuits expressed its dismay at the approval of…

That Would Have Expanded Non-Meritorious Securities Litigation The California Senate, with 25 bi-partisan “no” votes, sent a strong message May 29 that it was not…

Proposals appear to be of, by, and for plaintiffs’ attorneys SACRAMENTO - The Civil Justice Association of California (CJAC) today said that last minute amendments…

California ranks near the bottom of the barrel when it comes to a fair liability law system, according to a national survey based on polling…

Contingency fees in minor cases provide unequal protection SACRAMENTO - Children are being unequally protected in California by a mish-mash of court rules that permit…

SACRAMENTO - The Civil Justice Association of California (CJAC) reported today that California personal injury and other plaintiffs’ lawyers contributed a total of $9.9 million…

SACRAMENTO - Major news organizations across the country have aligned with the Civil Justice Association of California (CJAC) in friend-of-the-court briefs filed with the U.S….

Plaintiffs’ lawyers could generate huge fees and settlements while seniors pay the price SACRAMENTO - A plaintiff’s lawyer-sponsored bill that would exacerbate the fiscal crisis…

The following statement was issued today by CJAC President, John Sullivan: The Bureau’s action will stop a narrow band of shakedown lawsuits, but will do…

DATE: January 6, 2003 TO: Members of the California Press Corps FROM: John H. Sullivan, President RE: Shakedowns of California small businesses/ Abuse of Section…