The Orange County Register has reported that one of the largest anti-lawsuit organizations is actually operated in the interests of stopping civil lawsuits from hurting the bottom line of many America’s largest corporations. While the California Citizens Against Lawsuit Abuse has a private donor list, the Center for Justice & Democracy claims that some of the organization’s largest donors are tobacco industry conglomerates and other major corporations.
The CCALA tries to back its assertions against lawsuit abuse by painting an image of lawsuit victims as greedy money lovers, who are bankrupting the government with frivolous lawsuits. While they call themselves a “a nonpartisan grassroots movement of concerned citizens and businesses who are fighting against lawsuit abuse in California,” the Center for Justice & Democracy says their real goals are ”to incite public scorn for the civil justice system, juries and judges, and to pave the way for enactment of laws immunizing corporations from liability for actions that harm consumers.”
As American citizens, it is important to realize that civil courts exist to help right non-criminal wrongs. The majority of civil cases are very legitimate and deal with victimized persons trying to get their lives back together. The only way we can continue these practices is by ensuring that lawsuits are continually protected from special interest groups such as the CCALA. If an individual or corporation has hurt you, you have the right to take action by filing a lawsuit and working with an Orange County injury attorney. Don’t let these corporate-backed groups take away your rights.
To read more about the CCALA, see the article in the Orange County Register. Image Via nolene [Flickr].
