FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
CONTACT: Linda Okun
PHONE: (626) 824-8927
April 22, 2004
Letter to the Editor
Los Angeles Times
VIA EMAIL: letters@latimes.com
Dear Editor:
Re: “Don't Stiff Asbestos Victims,”
4/22/04
I agree with your editorial (“Don't Stiff
Asbestos Victims,” 4/22/04), but there’s something
more your readers should know about asbestos lawsuits and the
lawyers behind them.
Personal injury lawyers are creating havoc in
our civil justice system by pursuing asbestos “victims”
and subsequent lawsuits resulting in huge attorneys’ fees.
Meritless asbestos litigation that may prove to be lucrative takes
precedent over claims by those truly harmed by exposure. What’s
more, it’s the taxpayers who absorb the hefty legal costs
as many businesses that never even manufactured asbestos ultimately
go bankrupt.
Let’s hope that the noise level on abusive
asbestos litigation catches the attention of our elected officials
and that they use their influence to restore some sanity in our
legal system.
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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