Time for reform.Regarding "Don't Put on Your Lawsuit," the Comment column of April 30: The Institute for Legal Reform's release of new rankings on states' legal climates should serve as a wake-up call to all Californians. The time has come for civil justice reform. Not only did California rank 45th out of the 50 states in terms of its environment for fairness in the justice system, 57 percent of corporate counsel polled said that the litigation An action brought in court to enforce a particular right. The act or process of bringing a lawsuit in and of itself; a judicial contest; any dispute. When a person begins a civil lawsuit, the person enters into a process called litigation. environment is somewhat or very likely to impact companies' decisions on where to locate or conduct business. California also ranked in the bottom five for its treatment of class action suits and punitive damages Monetary compensation awarded to an injured party that goes beyond that which is necessary to compensate the individual for losses and that is intended to punish the wrongdoer. . Reforms in both of these areas are currently pending in the legislature (AB 1505 and SB 423, respectively). Citizens Against Lawsuit Abuse supports passage of these bills and other commonsense com·mon·sense adj. Having or exhibiting native good judgment: "commonsense scholarship on the foibles and oversights of a genius" Times Literary Supplement. reforms to improve our litigious litigious adj. referring to a person who constantly brings or prolongs legal actions, particularly when the legal maneuvers are unnecessary or unfounded. Such persons often enjoy legal battles, controversy, the courtroom, the spotlight, use the courts to punish reputation. Maryann Maloney Executive Director Citizens Against Lawsuit Abuse Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. |
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