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Home The Attack on Trial Lawyers and Tort Law - Condensed Version

The Attack on Trial Lawyers and Tort Law - Condensed Version

Source: The Verdict

Author: David C. Johnson

Date: October 1, 2004

Category: Justice

Type: Article

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This is a much-condensed version of the Commonweal Institute report with the same title. Author David C. Johnson wrote this article at the request of this Canadian law journal, as the same organizations and individuals that are seeking to undermine the civil justice system in the United States are carrying out a similar campaign in other Anglophone countries.

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Tags: trial lawyer jokes, tort reform, right-wing foundations, plaintiffs' attorneys, personal responsibility, lawsuit abuse, John Birch Society, Federalist Society, conservative movement

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