Contact: Mike Vallante
Phone: 626-824-8927
September, 2001
Who says a group of grassroots individuals can't make a difference
against a well-financed political machine like the California
Trial Lawyers?
CALA, as part of a coalition, has made a difference in putting
a stop to legislation in Sacramento that would have exposed businesses
to more frivolous lawsuits.
AB 36 and SB 11 would have allowed trial lawyers to have companies
make public propriety information simply by filing a lawsuit.
Their goal was to change the law so that trial lawyers could use
the system to blackmail companies into settling lawsuits out of
court in order to protect their propriety information.
Thanks to the voices, e-mails, and letters from CALA members
throughout the state, the legislation was held in Committee and
never saw the light of day.
This was a victory for all of us who want to
put an end to the out-of-control civil justice system in the state
of California.
To those that helped, thank you. To those that didn't believe it could be
done, now you see it can be done, join us.
IMPORTANT NOTE: If you would like a CALA
speaker to address your organization or some information for your
organization's newsletter, let us know today.
Citizens Against Lawsuit Abuse (CALA) is a non-profit,
educational, grassroots organization comprised of small business
and professional people, consumers and others dedicated to the
reform of our civil justice system. If you would like to be added
or deleted from this list, or to request a CALA action kit, please
reply to maryann@maryannmaloney.com.
Feel free to forward this communication and visit our website
at www.losangelescala.org.
