Overall, this is much progress when it comes to reform of the criminal justice system. At the same time, abuse in tort law has led to massive harm for consumers and citizens, resulting in bogus lawsuits and payouts that lead to higher costs to both taxpayers and consumers. We believe there should be just as much focus on legal reform when it comes to tort law as criminal justice.
The primary tools by which we’ve spread this message include written opinion articles in major media, press releases, social media campaigns and graphics, radio and TV interviews, organization of grassroots events, and written submissions to governmental authorities.
We’ve heard from consumers that want sensible legal reform, want to ensure the legal system is used for legitimate purposes: righting civil wrongs.
Overall, we advocate for reforms that will help citizens and consumers benefit from a juster and more equitable legal system.
Helping people resolve their legal issues faster and more affordably TORONTO — The Ontario government is taking action to make it easier, faster and more affordable for people to access the justice system. Today, Attorney General Doug Downey introduced the Smarter and Stronger Justice Act to simplify a complex...
The United States of America is lawsuit crazy. It’s a fact that any visitor to our county readily notices. Lawyers put up large billboards in major cities wanting to “fight your case” for simple fender-benders. Television programs promise big money in payouts for class-action lawsuits against bad corporate actors....
Criminal justice reform appears to be one of the rare items that Republicans and Democrats agree on. At the federal level, the First Step Act was a huge step forward in regards to righting historical wrongs. Anyone who has cared about criminal justice reform, on both sides of the...
The goal of these legal firms is to drum up as much misinformation on vaping as possible in order to file large class-action lawsuits that will end up financially benefiting them. This is outrageous and irresponsible.
From bogus lawsuits to unscrupulous trial lawyers, Yaël Ossowski of the Consumer Choice Center breaks down why we need more attention on reforming our legal system to better serve individuals and consumers who have been wronged. Interviewed by radio host Joe Catenacci on Big Talker 106.7 FM in Wilmington,...
Another day, another bogus lawsuit. That seems to be the trend in today’s frantic fever to adjudicate every aspect of our lives. It’s gone much beyond the famous $3 million McDonald’s “hot coffee” lawsuit of the 1990s. We see this with the landmark $572 million opioid lawsuit against Johnson...
Another day, another bogus lawsuit. That seems to be the trend in today’s frantic fever to adjudicate every aspect of our lives. It’s gone much beyond the famous $3 million McDonald’s “hot coffee” lawsuit of the 1990s. We see this with the landmark $572 million opioid lawsuit against Johnson...
Another day, another bogus lawsuit. That seems to be the trend in today’s frantic fever to adjudicate every aspect of our lives. It’s gone much beyond the famous $3 million McDonald’s “hot coffee” lawsuit of the 1990s. We see this with the landmark $572 million opioid lawsuit against Johnson...