FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
CONTACT: Linda Okun
PHONE: (626) 824-8927
April 8, 2004
Wall Street Journal
Letters to the Editor
Via Email: wsj.ltrs@wsj.com
Dear Editor:
Re: “Lawyers Bid Up Value Of Web-Search
Ads,” (4/8/04)
It’s a shame that online legal-ad spending
has risen 580% in the last year, as law firms pay $50 to $70 a
click to have their web sites associated with search terms like
"mesothelioma," (“Lawyers Bid Up Value of Web-Search
Ads,” April 8, 2004). The low stakes and high rewards from
attracting asbestos-related defendants prove personal injury lawyers
are greedy and are using their clients as bait.
Too often personal injury attorneys attack companies
with meritless accusations, but because mesothelioma and asbestos
have a legitimate link, these attorneys can suck companies dry,
leaving wastelands of what used to be thriving enterprises. Jobs
are affected when companies go bankrupt or stifle research and
development because of large settlements.
The people who deserve retribution are left to
pay high attorneys’ fees, which go to pay for more advertising
to entice the next victim. It’s time this cycle ends and
personal injury lawyers are exposed for their true motives.
Sincerely,
Linda K. Okun, Executive Director
Los Angeles Citizens Against Lawsuit Abuse
P.O. Box 262
Glendora, CA 91740
(626) 824-8927
For more information on these issues, please contact Los Angeles
CALA at (626) 824-8927 or maryann@maryannmaloney.com
.
Linda Okun is the Executive Director of Citizens
against Lawsuit Abuse in Los Angeles, a nonprofit, grassroots
public education organization. Write to her c/o CALA at P.O. Box
262 - Glendora, CA 91740, or via email at maryann@maryannmaloney.com.
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