Connecticut Voices for Civil Justice

The current wide perception of a crisis in both the availability and cost of liability insurance echoes the “crises” of the mid 70s, early 80s and 90s. Then, as now, all types of liability lines were effected, including the cost of insurance for municipal governments. Interest rates and insurance industry business practices were proven largely […]

The Greek philosopher Thucydides was once asked,
“When will there be justice in Athens?”
He responded
“There will be justice in Athens when those who are not injured are as outraged as those who are.”
Lately, in legislative matters regarding tort reform, we often hear from trial lawyers that despite the arguments proffered by the other side, “we will […]

In TortDeform today, Paul Ruschman takes a closer look at Stephanie Mencimer’s book, Blocking the Courthouse Door.
Her recently-published book, Blocking the Courthouse Door, explains how business interests and the Republican Party joined forces to make it tougher for the average citizen to get into court, let alone win. Mencimer gives Republican spinmeisters a great deal […]

The American Association for Justice (AAJ) alerted its members on Friday to a story that AOL is running called “The Most Outrageous Lawsuits.” The story is of course accompanied by catchy slogans and the obligatory poll which ask readers to vote on misrepresented facts. AAJ reports,
The “crazy lawsuits” they describe come directly from […]

The Chicago Tribune is reporting that President Bush will again push for nationwide tort reform. He mentioned tort reform while visiting a Caterpillar Inc. plant in Peoria, IL.
The American Association for Justice followed the announcement with this quote,
“Bush is misleading the American public all to make the case for further padding the profits of […]