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E-mail Print 2007 Media Archives
DECEMBER 2007
12/28/07 BlogRobert P. Murphy The Fed's Role in the Housing Bubble
12/28/07BlogSebastian Wisniewski How to Make Americans Economically Savvier?
12/16/07 Clipping L. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
Birmingham News (AL): Economic Policy Institute study kowtows to greed of personal injury lawyers
12/14/07 Blog Robert P. MurphyEconomic growth relies on production, not just spending.
12/13/07 Op-Ed Robert P. Murphy Investor's Business Daily: Socialized Oil Can't Replace Market Sense
12/11/07 Clipping L. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
Tyler Morning Telegraph (TX): Capping Jury Verdicts Boon For Health Care
12/05/07 Event Lawrence J. McQuillan Keynote Address: Colorado Civil Justice League Annual Legislative Awards Luncheon, Westin Tabor Center, Denver
12/04/07 Blog Sebastian Wisniewski A Virtual Economy Case Study
12/01/07 Clipping L. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
Governing Magazine: Reconsidering Suit Ability
12/01/07 Clipping L. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
Anniston Star (AL): Real tort tax doesn't have much to do with lawsuits
12/01/07 ClippingL. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
Birmingham News (AL): Real tort tax doesn't have much to do with lawsuits

NOVEMBER 2007
11/30/07 Blog Sebastian Wisnieski The case against California’s minimum wage hike
11/28/07 Op-Ed L. McQuillanSan Francisco Daily Journal: Litigation Lunacy
11/28/07 Op-EdL. McQuillan Los Angeles Daily Journal: Litigation Lunacy
11/28/07 ClippingL. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
Hawaii Reporter: Tort reform the right cure for Texas' doctor shortage
11/23/07Clipping L. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
Houston Chronicle: Tort reform the right cure for Texas' doctor shortage
11/21/07 Blog Robert P. Murphy "Can Free Markets Be Designed?" (on Forbes.com)
11/18/07 Clipping L. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
Decatur Wise County Messenger (TX): Texas tort reform: Just what the doctor ordered
11/16/07Op-EdTibor Machan Yuma Daily Sun (AZ): Rational approach won't work against irrational beliefs
11/16/07Clipping Lawrence J. McQuillan Shared Economic Growth.com: If Outsourcing is a Problem, It's a Tax Problem
11/16/07 Blog Robert P. Murphy Greenspan's Suggestion for Measuring the Federal Deficit
11/15/07Op-Ed Robert P. Murphy Forbes: Can Free Markets Be Designed?
11/15/07 Event Lawrence J. McQuillan PRI Event: Good Capitalism, Bad Capitalism
11/14/07 Clipping L. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
Ohio Beacon Journal: Ohio can give Michigan the business
11/14/07-
11/12/07
Conference Lawrence J. McQuillan American Tort Reform Association: Annual Conference for State Coalition Leaders in Austin, Texas
11/08/07Blog Robert P. Murphy "Will we run out of oil?" is the wrong question.
11/01/07 Blog Sebastian Wisniewski Online Loans Transform Microfinance

OCTOBER 2007
10/31/07Op-Ed Matthew Piccolo SPN News: Mountain of debt looms over California
10/31/07Blog Robert P. MurphyPrice controls: Don't work now, and didn't work then.
10/29/07Op-Ed L.McQuillan
Matthew Piccolo
San Francisco Examiner: California’s outdated method of budgeting needs a retooling
10/24/07 Blog Robert P. Murphy The Euro Solution to High Oil Prices?
10/22/07 Blog Robert P. Murphy I'm sorry I make so much more than you...
10/22/07Clipping

L. McQuillan
Josh Treviño

NAM Newsletter FLAG Communication Weekly: Organized Crime in Vegas, Caused by Lead?
10/21/07Clipping

L. McQuillan
Josh Treviño

NAM: Organized Crime in Vegas, Caused by Lead?
10/19/07Op-Ed L. McQuillan Las Vegas Business Press: Mob may be a memory, but culture of corruption lives on
10/18/07 Blog L. McQuillan California Has A Lot of Class (Action Lawsuits, That Is)
10/16/07Event Lawrence J. McQuillan U.S. Chamber of Commerce conference: Litigation in California - It's Everybody's Business
10/15/07 Golden Fleece Award Steven Greenhut Continuing Property Wrongs Since Prop. 90's Defeat
10/12/07Op-EdSteven Greenhut Sacramento Union: Continuing property wrongs since Prop 90's defeat
10/08/07Op-Ed Kevin DaytonL.A. Business Journal: Union Staffing Demands Dim Market for Solar Panels
10/05/07Clipping L. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
Baltimore Examiner: Maryland health care in jeopardy
10/05/07Clipping L. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
Washington Examiner: Hard times descend on super-lawyer land
10/04/07Clipping Lee Hoskins Bloomberg News: Fed Rate Cut Skepticism Spreads From Bank Presidents
10/03/07ClippingL. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
Royse City Herald-Record (TX): Faces You Never See -- The Hidden Costs of Litigation
10/03/07 Event L. McQuillan Attended conference in Sacramento titled "Debt in California: How Much Is Too Much?"

SEPTEMBER 2007
09/28/07Op-EdSteve HantlerBoston Herald: Lawsuits causing economic injustice
09/27/07ClippingL. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
Rockwell Herald-Record (TX): Faces You Never See -- The Hidden Costs of Litigation
09/27/07ClippingL. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
Southeast Texas Record: Faces You Never See -- The Hidden Costs of Litigation
09/26/07 Clipping L. McQuillan San Francisco Examiner: Sky-high real estate out of reach for many
09/25/07 Op-Ed Steven Greenhut Flash Report: Continuing property wrongs since Prop 90's defeat
09/18/07 Event L. McQuillan Washington, D.C: Conservative Summit on Labor Issues
09/18/07Clipping Lee Hoskins Bloomberg News: Fed Lowers Rate to 4.75 Percent, First Cut Since 2003 (Update6)
09/14/07Op-Ed Kevin Dayton Orange County Register: Unions sue to preserve inflated wages
09/14/07Blog L. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
National Review - The Corner: Is there a doctor in the house ... who hasn’t been sued?
09/14/07 Clipping L. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
Washington Examiner: Is there a doctor in the house ... who hasn’t been sued?
09/13/07 Speech L. McQuillan Republican Women's Group of Paradise, California: Jackpot Justice
09/07/07Op-EdSally C. PipesRealClearPolitics.com: Patent Reform is a Fool's Errand
09/01/07Op-Ed Hovannes Abramyan Press Enterprise: Labor Anxiety
09/01/07 Clipping L. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
Business North Carolina: State recruiting efforts get a dose of court aid
09/01/07 Outreach L. McQuillan USC Law School: Tort Class required to read Wall Street Journal: The Tort Tax
AUGUST 2007
08/31/07Op-EdH. Abramyan Sacramento Union: Labor Daze in Calif.
08/23/07Op-Ed L. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
Hall Institute of Public Policy: A Better Legal Climate Promotes Prosperity
08/21/07Op-Ed Joe Nixon Beaumont Enterprise: Tort Reform stimulates health care across Texas
08/20/07TV Lee Hoskins CNBC News: State of the Economy
08/18/07 Op-Ed L. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
Trenton Times (NJ): To shore up state's economy
08/10/07RadioMatthew Piccolo KION 1460AM, Monterey, CA: California's unfunded liability crisis
08/09/07ClippingL. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
West Virginia Record: A State Open for Business – or a State of Denial?
08/08/07 ClippingL. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
Waterbury Republican-American (CT): Still too litigious
08/03/07 Op-Ed H. Abramyan Sacramento Union: The Never-Ending Saga of the $54 Million Pants
8/03/2007Op-EdJoe NixonAmarillo Globe-News: Tort Reform Brings Doctors Back to Lone Star State
8/02/2007Op-EdLawrence J. McQuillanHuman Events: Make a Bad Mortgage: Take the Hit
8/02/2007BlogLawrence J. McQuillanEconomist's View: The Cost of the Tort System

JULY 2007
07/31/07 Event Sally C. Pipes

San Francisco: Milton Friedman Tribute Luncheon" with Lanny Ebenstein, author of "Milton Friedman: A Biography"

07/27/07 Clipping L. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
Austin Business Journal: Battle for lawsuit reform rages
07/27/07 Clipping L. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
Houston Business Journal: Tort reform, port loopholes and lost pants
07/27/07EventLawrence J. McQuillanSpoke on Jackpot Justice at the Civil Justice Task Force meeting - American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) in Philadelphia, PA.
07/23/07 ClippingL. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
Dallas Business Journal: Lawsuit-reform battle is far from over
07/18/07 Clipping L. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
NAM blog: State Legal Climates: Where the Law is Reasonable
07/17/07ClippingL. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
Legal Newsline.com: Legal environment crucial to economic growth
07/17/07ClippingL. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
iWon Money: Texans for Lawsuit Reform Chairman's Statement On $54 Million 'Pants Suit'
07/17/07ClippingL. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
My Way Finance: Texans for Lawsuit Reform Chairman's Statement On $54 Million 'Pants Suit'
07/17/07ClippingL. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
Excite News: Texans for Lawsuit Reform Chairman's Statement On $54 Million 'Pants Suit'
07/17/07ClippingL. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
ArriveNet: Texans for Lawsuit Reform Chairman's Statement On $54 Million 'Pants Suit'
07/17/07ClippingL. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
News Blaze: Texans for Lawsuit Reform Chairman's Statement On $54 Million 'Pants Suit'
07/17/07ClippingL. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
PrimeNewswire: Texans for Lawsuit Reform Chairman's Statement On $54 Million 'Pants Suit'
07/17/07ClippingL. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
Internet Telephony Magazine via TMCnet: Texans for Lawsuit Reform Chairman's Statement On $54 Million 'Pants Suit'
07/17/07ClippingL. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
Yahoo! Finance: Texans for Lawsuit Reform Chairman's Statement On $54 Million 'Pants Suit'
07/13/07ClippingL. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
Northwest Florida Daily News: Lawsuit-crazy culture costs U.S. billions
07/13/07Op-EdMatthew PiccoloS.F. Business Times: Mountain of debt looms over San Francisco (pdf)
07/13/07ClippingL. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
Maine Today: Business climate's been down so long, it looks like up from here
07/11/07ClippingL. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
Mississippi Business Journal Online (Jackson, MS): Magazine ranks state's liability climate
07/11/07ClippingL. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
Forbes.com: In Pictures: The Best Regulatory Environments
07/11/07ClippingL. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
Forbes.com: The Best States For Business
07/10/07ClippingL. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
All American Patriot.scom: Mississippi Moving Up In Litigation Climate Rankings According To Directorship Magazine
07/10/07ClippingL. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
HattiesburgAmerican (MS) :State’s business climate moves up magazine’s list
07/10/07Op-EdMatthew PiccoloSanFrancisco Chronicle: High-speed rail
07/09/07ClippingL. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
CNN Money.com: In defense of lawyers (no joke)
07/08/07ClippingL. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
New York Post: NY's Missing Doctors
07/07/07PresentationL. McQuillan“The True Cost of Lawsuit Abuse and How to Fix It” at FreedomFest, Bally's/Paris Resort, Las Vegas
07/06/07Op-EdMatthew PiccoloSan Jose Mercury News:Fares would rise if airlines docked
07/06/07Op-EdH. AbramyanSacramento Union: Shut Down the Shake-Down
07/06/07ClippingL. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
Odessa American (Odessa, TX):Feeling plaintive about plaintiffs
07/05/07ClippingL. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
Fox News: 10 Ways to Protect Yourself From Frivolous Lawsuits
07/03/07BlogL. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
Lima News (Lima, OH): Silly plaintiffs
07/03/07BlogL. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
Gazette.com (Colorado Springs, CO): Plaintive about plaintiffs
07/02/07ClippingL. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
Valley Morning Star (Harlingen, TX): Sue-happy U.S. costs business
07/02/07ClippingL. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
Tuscaloosa News (AL): Lawyers split over civil suit limits
07/02/07ClippingL. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
NAM blog: Tastes Great, Less Fillings
07/02/07ClippingL. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
TimesDaily.com (Florence, AL): Lawsuit reforms working
07/01/07Op-EdJoe Nixon The Tennessean.com: Tennessee Voices: Tennessee, learn from Texas on malpractice
07/01/07ClippingL. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
Gadsden Times (AL): Advocates, lawyers debate legal climate
07/01/07ClippingL. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
Tuscaloosa News (AL): Lawyers split over civil suit limits
JUNE 2007
06/30/07PresentationL. McQuillan4th Annual Innovative Techniques in Spine Surgery Conference: “The True Cost of Lawsuit Abuse and How to Fix It”
06/30/07ClippingL. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
Portales News-Tribune Opinion (NM): Frivolous lawsuits cost everyone
06/30/07ClippingL. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
Clovis News Journal (Clovis, NM): $54 million pants lawsuit abuses judicial system"
06/29/07ClippingL. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
The Star (Cleveland Co., NC): Absurd suits costing the U.S. billions
06/29/07ClippingL. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
Orange County Register (CA): Plaintive about plaintiffs
06/29/07ClippingL. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
Southeast Texas Record (TX): Lawsuit abuse hampers businesses, state economy
06/29/07ClippingL. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
The Times West Virginian: W.Va. dead last again in legal ranking
06/28/07ClippingL. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
Charleston Daily Mail (WV): W.Va. dead last again in legal ranking
06/28/07 Clipping Matthew PiccoloCapitol Weekly (CA): Kill taxes, keep jobs
06/28/07 Clipping L. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
Metrocom Herald (San Antonio, TX): It's More Than a Pants Suit
06/27/07 Clipping L. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
The Herald-Northeast (San Antonio, TX): It's More Than a Pants Suit
06/27/07 ClippingL. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
Virginia Tech Collegiate Times: Dry cleaning case presents frivolous lawsuit
06/27/07 Publication L. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
Directorship Magazine: AJP Annual Guide to State Legal Climates
06/25/07ClippingL. McQuillanMontgomery Advertiser (AL): Study's critic distorted issue
06/25/07ClippingL. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
San Antonio Express: Lawsuit abuse hampers businesses, state economy
06/20/07ClippingL. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
Tyler Morning Telegraph : $65 Million Pants Example Of Litigation Nightmares
06/20/07ClippingL. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
San Francisco. Examiner: Throw out frivolous lawsuit
06/20/07RadioL. McQuillanKGO Newstalk AM 810 (SF): The Ronn Owens Show,Jackpot Justice and tort reform
06/19/07RadioH. AbramyanHirschfield and Kula, KXL, Portland, Oregon: $54 million pants lawsuitand"Jackpot Justice"
06/17/07Op-EdL.McQuillanHuntsville Times (AL): Misstating the Truth
06/17/07ClippingL. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
Tuscaloosa News (AL): Tort tax costs hundreds of billions a year
06/16/07ClippingL. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
Montgomery Advertiser (AL): Inflated figure undercuts premise
06/15/07ClippingJosh TreviñoFlash Report: Republicans' Responsibility to the World (Part II)
06/15/07ClippingL. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
Sweetwater Report (TX): It's More Than A Pants Suit
06/15/07ClippingL. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
Business 2.0: Don't Kill All the Lawyers
06/14/07BlogL. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
ImpetuousYoung Whippersnapper: Tort Reform Deceptions and Misdirections" and PRI's Response
06/14/07Op-EdJoe NixonThe Examiner: Tennessee-to-Texas medical migration holds many lessons for lawsuit-happy states
06/14/07ClippingJosh TreviñoFlash Report: Republicans' Responsibility to the World (Part I)
06/13/07ClippingL. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
The Economist: $54m
06/12/07ClippingL. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
Battle Creek Enquirer (MI): Jackpot justice costly to all of us
06/12/07ClippingL. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
Huntsville Times (AL): Misleading Claim
06/11/07BlogL. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
"Response to Ted Frank on 'Jackpot Justice"
06/11/07BlogL. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
McQuillan Responds to Point of Law
06/11/07ClippingL. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
Tuscaloosa News (AL):Malpractice lawsuit abuse raises health-care costs
06/11/07ClippingL. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
CNBC News:"On the Money's"Tyler Matheson on product warning labels and Jackpot Justice study
06/10/07Op-EdH. AbramyanPress Enterprise: Don't saddle firms with costly, inflexible benefits
06/08/07Op-EdH. AbramyanSacramento Union: KFC Decision Good for Lawyers, Bad for Us
06/08/07ClippingL. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
Prince George's Post (MD): It's More Than a Pants Suit
06/06/07ClippingL. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
Magic City Morning Star(ME): It's More Than a Pants Suit
06/05/07BlogL. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
Economist's View: The Cost of the Tort System
06/05/07ClippingL. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
The U.S. Tort Liability Index and its authors were cited extensively in the U.S. Index of Health Ownership by PRI's John R. Graham.
06/05/07Op-EdClark JudgeFinancial Times:Regulation is blocking enterprise in Silicon Valley

MAY 2007
05/26/07BlogL. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
NAM Blog: Tort Reform: Lost Opportunity in Oklahoma
05/24/07ClippingL. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
NAM Blog: Rolling with the Voices of Reason
05/23/07MeetingL. McQuillanWashington, D.C.:discussed "Jackpot Justice: The True Cost of America's Tort System" at policy meeting of Americans for Tax Reform; and he met with Mark Tapscott, Editorial Page Editor of the Washington Examiner.
05/21/07MeetingL. McQuillanIn Washington, D.C.: discussed"Jackpot Justice: The True Cost of America's Tort System" with Kevin M. Warsh, Member, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System; Bud Albright, Republican Staff Director, Committee on Energy and Commerce, U.S. House of Representatives; Lisa A. Budzynski, Director of the Lawyers' Chapters, Federalist Society for Law and Public Policy Studies; and Theodore H. Frank, Resident Fellow and Director of the AEI Liability Project, American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research.
05/21/07Op-EdH. AbramyanLos Angeles Business Times: Prevailing Wage Requirement Hinders Affordable Housing
05/18/07RadioL. McQuillan
Interviewed by Mike Hambrick for America's Business with Mike Hambrick, a radio talk show in 70 markets nationally.
05/17/07RadioL. McQuillan
KCEO-AM 100, San Diego: Interviewed by Mike Green and Jim Benham for the Politics & Money show
05/17/07ClippingL. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
Montgomery Advertiser: Insurance Industry Pushing Bogus Line
05/15/07SpeechL. McQuillan
Spoke about PRI's report Jackpot Justice to the May Operating Committee Meeting of the Civil Justice Reform Group (CJRG) in Charleston, West Virginia. The CJRG consists of CEOs and general counsels of Fortune 100 companies.
05/14/07Op-EdL. McQuillan
Montgomery Advertiser (AL): Director of Study Defends Work
05/14/07ClippingL. McQuillan
Birmingham News (AL): Civil Justice Costs Condemned
05/04/07ClippingL. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
The Detroit News: Opinion: Medical liability still causes problems for Michigan and America
05/03/07ClippingL. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
Montgomery Advertiser: 'Tort tax' harms business
05/02/07TVL. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
CSPAN 3: Steve Hantler presents findings of Jackpot Justice
05/02/07ClippingL. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
Montgomery Advertiser: 'Tort tax' argument groundless
05/02/07BlogL. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
Point of Law blog: PRI Responds to Posner

APRIL 2007
04/30/07ClippingL. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
LegalNewsline.com: Pair of Ohio tort reform hearings tomorrow
04/27/07ClippingL. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
The Wall Street Journal: The Numbers Guy: How Much Are Frivolous Lawsuits Really Costing You?
04/27/07ClippingL. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
The (Oklahoma City) Oklahoman: Gov. Henry Should Seize Opportunity
04/27/07ClippingL. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) Blog: Engler to Gov. Henry: Carpe Tort Reform
04/27/07Op-EdL. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
The Wall Street Journal Online Blog: The Numbers Guy: Response to the post titled "How Much Are Frivolous Lawsuits Really Costing You?"
04/26/07TVL. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
CSPAN 3: The Houston Forum: Steve Hantler talking about PRI's Tort Study on CSPAN
04/26/07ClippingL. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) Blog: Suit and Lawsuit: A Judge's Pants
04/26/07ClippingL. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
Public Citizen: Pacific Research Institute Trots Out Junk Economics and Myth
04/26/07Op-EdL. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
Providence Journal: Ambulance Chasers Bad For Our Health
04/25/07ClippingL. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
Socialized Medicine Blog: Today's Tort System Has Life-Threatening Consequences
04/23/07BlogL. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
Response to Judge Richard Posner on Jackpot Justice
04/15/07ClippingL. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
WWJ-DET (CBS): John Truscott presented the findings of Jackpot Justice on the "Final Viewpoints" segment of the TV show.
04/15/07ClippingL. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
The (Madison and St. Clair County, Illinois) Record: PRI Study based on fact
04/14/07InterviewHovannes AbramyanLaw Week Colorado: Hovannes was interviewed by Jennifer Clifford about the findings of PRI's Jackpot Justice.
04/14/07RadioLawrence J. McQuillanPRI's Lawrence J. Your Turn - Meeting Nonsense with Common Sense (Northwest Florida, WEBY-AM 1330): Jackpot Justice findings and health care
04/14/07ClippingL. McQuillan H. AbramyanBoca Raton (Florida) News: The Justice Lottery
04/13/07ClippingL. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
Colorado Springs Business Journal: Jacking up the cost of torts
04/13/07ClippingLawrence J. McQuillanSan Mateo County Times: Report: Rich pay lower taxes
04/13/07ClippingLawrence J. McQuillanDaily Review Online: Report: Rich pay lower taxes
04/13/07ClippingLawrence J. McQuillanContra Costa Times: State taxes poorest unfairly, study says
04/13/07RadioLawrence J. McQuillanThe Stan Milan Show (Rock County, Wisconsin, Milwaukee and Madison, WCLO-AM 1230): discussed the main findings from Jackpot Justice.
04/12/07ClippingL. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
ISA.org: Study: Lawyers reaming U.S. manufacturers
04/10/07Op-EdL. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
Washington DC Examiner: Today’s tort system has life-threatening consequences
04/10/07ClippingL. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
Acton Institute PowerBlog: Well, Allow Me to Re-tort
04/10/07ClippingL. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
No Left Turns - The Ashbrook Center Blog: Legal tort-ure
04/09/07ClippingL. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
LegalNewsline: Pair of Ohio tort reform cases set for argument on same day
04/09/07ClippingL. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
Omaha World Herald: Litigation Lottery Kills Shareholder Value
04/09/07ClippingL. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
NewsMax: NewsMax: Research Backs the Dangers of Lawsuit Tax
04/09/07ClippingL. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
LegalNewsline: Pair of Ohio tort reform cases set for argument on same day
04/08/07ClippingL. McQuillan H. AbramyanBirmingham News: Study Favors Corporations Over Consumers
04/08/07ClippingL. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
Tuscaloosa (Alabama) News: Study puts cost of tort tax at $865 billion
04/07/07RadioLawrence J. McQuillanLowman Henry Show (Carlisle and Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, WHYL-AM 960): PRI's Lawrence J. McQuillan was interviewed by Ryan Shafik for the Lowman Henry Show, a radio talk show in Carlisle and Harrisburg, Pennsylvania,
04/06/07RadioLawrence J. McQuillanInterviewed by Mark Carbonaro, KOIN talk radio, Monterey, California on "Jackpot Justice."
04/05/07RadioLawrence J. McQuillanInterviewed by Jim Blasingame for the Small Business Advocate nationally syndicated radio talk show on "Jackpot Justice."
04/05/07Op-EdL. McQuillanFlash Report: Voters deserve a do-over on Proposition 63's 'millionaires tax'
04/05/07Op-EdL. McQuillanCapital Weekly: Voters deserve a do-over on Proposition 63's 'millionaires tax'
04/04/07ClippingL. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
Chemical Week: Study Tallies Tort Litigation’s Effect on Innovation
04/03/07ClippingL. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
Seantobia Democrat (MS): Each family pays nearly $1,000
04/03/07TVL. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
FOX News: Special Report with Brit Hume - Jackpot Justice
04/02/07InterviewH. AbramyanSmarts Insurance Bulletin: Spoke about the impact of the costly American tort system on the insurance industry and consumers.
04/01/07ClippingL. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
The Becker-Posner Blog: Is the Tort System Costing the United States $865 Billion a Year?
04/01/07ClippingL. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
The Oaklahoman: Thick Skins: the Tort Sytem is Tanning Our Hides
04/01/07ClippingL. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
The Birmingham News: Personal injury cases cost U.S. $865 billion

MARCH 2007
03/31/07ClippingL. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
Oklahoma City Personal Injury Lawyer: AAJ Attacks Anti-Consumer Report As Corporate Propaganda
03/30/07ClippingL. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
Atlanta Business Chronicle: Hidden 'tort tax' exacts big toll
03/30/07ClippingL. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
San Francisco Examiner: True costs of ‘Jackpot Justice’
03/30/07BlogL. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
ShopFloor.org: True Costs of 'Jackpot Justice'
03/30/07ClippingL. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
Washington D.C. Examiner: Editorial: True costs of ‘Jackpot Justice’
03/29/07BlogL. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
OnTap: Jackpot Justice
03/29/07ClippingL. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
Washington D.C. Examiner: Shakedown artists -- or defenders of the little guy?
03/28/07BlogL. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
WILLisms.com: Excessive Tort Costs Harm American Competitiveness
03/28/07ClippingL. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
Washington Times, Wash. (DC): Study: U.S. legal system eats up $865B
03/28/07ClippingL. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
Market-Day.net (AZ): Study: U.S. legal system eats up $865B
03/28/07ClippingL. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
Monsters and Critics.com - Glasgow,UK
Study: U.S. legal system eats up $865B
03/28/07ClippingL. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
UPI: Study: U.S. legal system eats up $865B
03/27/07RadioL. McQuillanInterviewed on the Jerry Doyle Show, which is nationally syndicated on 250 stations, regarding the findings of Jackpot Justice.
03/27/07ClippingL. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
InsuranceNewsNet.com: Tort Tax Hurts Americans Even More Than Previously Thought
03/27/07ClippingH. AbramyanOrange County Register: No fix for housing crunch
03/27/07ClippingL. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
Madison/St. Clair County Record: Tort system costs amount to more than 2 percent of GDP
03/27/07BlogL. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
KnoxNews (TN): Report: Litigation increases medical costs by $124 billion
03/27/07VideoL. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
UTube: "Jackpot Justice" Interview with Lawrence J. McQuillan
03/27/07RadioL. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
Talk show host Dennis Prager mentions "Jackpot Justice" study on his radio show
03/27/07BlogL. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
BillHobbs.com: Jackpot Justice
03/27/07BlogL. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
ShopFloor.org: 'Jackpot Justice': New Study Shows More Money Going Down the Rat Hole
03/27/07BlogL. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
LegalNewsLine.com: Tort system costs over two percent of GDP yearly, study finds
03/27/07BlogL. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
TennEconomics.com: It is worse than we thought…
03/27/07BlogL. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
Law And More: The Tort Tax - $865 Billion Annually
03/27/07BlogL. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
Business Insurance, Chicago (IL): Study estimates total cost of tort system
03/27/07ClippingL. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
Insurance Journal: Study Claims U.S. 'Tort Tax' Tops $9,800 Per Family
03/27/07BlogL. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
PointofLaw.com: Pacific Research Institute: Cost of American jackpot justice: $865 billion
03/27/07BlogL. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
National Center for Policy Analysis (TX): The Tort Tax
03/27/07BlogL. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
ProfessorBainbridge.com: The Tort Law System's Drag on the Economy
03/27/07BlogL. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
Blawgletter: Does Tort Litigation Kill People?
03/27/07BlogL. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
Overlawyered.com: Pacific Research Institute: Cost of American jackpot justice: $865 billion
03/27/07BlogL. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
Economist's View: The Cost of the Tort System
03/27/07BlogL. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
VOLuntarily Conservative: The Truth About Tort Reform?
03/27/07BlogL. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
Belmont University: The Need for Tort Reform
03/27/07Op-EdL. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
Wall Street Journal: The Tort Tax
03/27/07StudyL. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
Jackpot Justice: The True Cost of America’s Tort System | Study pdf
03/27/07Press ReleaseL. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
Litigation Lottery costs America $865 billion per year, new study says
03/27/07ClippingL. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
SickofLawsuits.org: Jackpot Justice statistics on March Newsletter
03/02/07Op-Ed Joe Nixon Daily Journal: California Should Follow Texas in Asbestos Cases

FEBRUARY 2007
02/27/07MeetingL. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
Advised Nora Truscello of the Politically Active Physicians Association on the costs of the U.S. tort liability system on health care and health-care access.
02/23/07Op-EdK. Lloyd BillingsleyOrange County Register: California Focus: Tax man grabs jocks, and more
02/18/07Op-EdHovannes AbramyanPress Enterprise: Struggle for Shelter
02/16/07MeetingL. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
Provided Edward Murnane, president of the Illinois Civil Justice League, a detailed analysis of the state's performance in the U.S. Tort Liability Index: 2006 Report.
02/15/07Tax FactsLawrence J. McQuillan"California Tax Facts" website page
02/15/07MeetingL. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
Provided Brad Jones, Vice President of the Colorado Civil Justice League, a detailed analysis of Colorado's performance in the U.S. Tort Liability Index: 2006 Report
02/14/07
02/13/07
PresentationLawrence J. McQuillanAtlanta (GA): Spoke at the American Justice Partnership Meeting on PRI's forthcoming Jackpot Justice study. In addition, Lawrence participated in three video, podcast, and radio interviews on Jackpot Justice to be aired nationally after the study is released
02/01/07ClippingAnthony P. ArchieHeartland Institute: Pension Practices Angering Taxpayers

JANUARY 2007

1/30/07

RadioK. Lloyd BillingsleyKION AM radio (Monterey, CA) to discuss "Confiscafornia," Capital Ideas article.

1/25/07

Op-EdK. Lloyd BillingsleyCalifornia Republic.org: Confiscafornia

1/25/07

RadioLawrence J. McQuillanKION AM radio (Monterey, CA) hosted by Mark Carboneroto discuss exodus of Californians out of the state due to an unfriendly business climate

1/19/07

Op-edAnthony P. ArchieLos Angeles Business Journal: Who'll Stop the Outflow

1/19/07

RadioJosh TreviñoKGO AM: Ron Owens Show - Top Ten Policy Blunders of 2006

1/18/07

Radio Lawrence J. McQuillanWERC-AM, Birmingham, Alabama: Alabama Mornings hosted by J.T. and Nate, Lawrence discussed ending taxpayer-funded pensions for U.S. congressmen convicted of serious crimes while in office.

1/17/07

RadioLawrence J. McQuillanKMED-AM, Medford, Oregon: The Bill Meyer Show, Lawrence discussed ending taxpayer-funded pensions for U.S. congressmen convicted of serious crimes while in office.

1/17/07

Capital IdeasK. Lloyd BillingsleyConfiscafornia

1/16/07

Clipping Matt TennisHeartland Institute - Budget and Tax News: Mention of "Union Front-Group, CURE, Earns California Golden Fleece Award."
01/12/07Op-EdJosh TreviñoSacramento Union: California Says Good Riddance to Bad Year
01/08/07RadioK. Lloyd BillingsleyKION - Salinas, CA: Interview on "Canadafornia Here We Come?"
01/04/07ConsultationL. McQuillan,
H. Abramyan
With Ed Klett, Pittsburgh lawyer and former chair of the Civil Procedural Rules Committee of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, regarding the ranking of Pennsylvania in the Procedural Rules and Reforms subgroup of the U.S. Tort Liability Index: 2006 Report. Mr. Klett was asked to contact PRI by the Chief Justice of Pennsylvania, Ralph J. Cappy.
01/03/07ClippingLawrence J. McQuillanInformation Week: Science And Technology Will Make New York More Competitive, New Governor Says
01/03/07ConsultationLawrence J. McQuillanNicole A. Riley, Special Assistant for Legislative Affairs in the office of Virginia Attorney General Bob McDonnell, contacted PRI’s Lawrence J. McQuillan regarding possible speakers for upcoming Regulatory Reform Task Force meetings. Last year, McDonnell announced the creation of a task force to investigate ways in which Virginia could reduce regulation, citing the state’s ranking in the regulatory category of PRI’s U.S. Economic Freedom Index as evidence for why the state’s regulatory burdens are too high.
01/02/07Press ReleasePRIPRI Unveils California’s Top 10 Policy Blunders of 2006

NOVEMBER 2007
11/30/07 Blog Sebastian Wisnieski The case against California’s minimum wage hike
11/28/07 Op-Ed L. McQuillanSan Francisco Daily Journal: Litigation Lunacy
11/28/07 Op-EdL. McQuillan Los Angeles Daily Journal: Litigation Lunacy
11/28/07 ClippingL. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
Hawaii Reporter: Tort reform the right cure for Texas' doctor shortage
11/23/07Clipping L. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
Houston Chronicle: Tort reform the right cure for Texas' doctor shortage
11/21/07 Blog Robert P. Murphy "Can Free Markets Be Designed?" (on Forbes.com)
11/18/07 Clipping L. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
Decatur Wise County Messenger (TX): Texas tort reform: Just what the doctor ordered
11/16/07Op-EdTibor Machan Yuma Daily Sun (AZ): Rational approach won't work against irrational beliefs
11/16/07Clipping Lawrence J. McQuillan Shared Economic Growth.com: If Outsourcing is a Problem, It's a Tax Problem
11/16/07 Blog Robert P. Murphy Greenspan's Suggestion for Measuring the Federal Deficit
11/15/07Op-Ed Robert P. Murphy Forbes: Can Free Markets Be Designed?
11/15/07 Event Lawrence J. McQuillan PRI Event: Good Capitalism, Bad Capitalism
11/14/07 Clipping L. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
Ohio Beacon Journal: Ohio can give Michigan the business
11/14/07-
11/12/07
Conference Lawrence J. McQuillan American Tort Reform Association: Annual Conference for State Coalition Leaders in Austin, Texas
11/08/07Blog Robert P. Murphy "Will we run out of oil?" is the wrong question.
11/01/07 Blog Sebastian Wisniewski Online Loans Transform Microfinance

 

 

 

OCTOBER 2007
10/31/07Op-Ed Matthew Piccolo SPN News: Mountain of debt looms over California
10/31/07Blog Robert P. MurphyPrice controls: Don't work now, and didn't work then.
10/29/07Op-Ed L.McQuillan
Matthew Piccolo
San Francisco Examiner: California’s outdated method of budgeting needs a retooling
10/24/07 Blog Robert P. Murphy The Euro Solution to High Oil Prices?
10/22/07 Blog Robert P. Murphy I'm sorry I make so much more than you...
10/22/07Clipping

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Josh Treviño

NAM Newsletter FLAG Communication Weekly: Organized Crime in Vegas, Caused by Lead?
10/21/07Clipping

L. McQuillan
Josh Treviño

NAM: Organized Crime in Vegas, Caused by Lead?
10/19/07Op-Ed L. McQuillan Las Vegas Business Press: Mob may be a memory, but culture of corruption lives on
10/18/07 Blog L. McQuillan California Has A Lot of Class (Action Lawsuits, That Is)
10/16/07Event Lawrence J. McQuillan U.S. Chamber of Commerce conference: Litigation in California - It's Everybody's Business
10/15/07 Golden Fleece Award Steven Greenhut Continuing Property Wrongs Since Prop. 90's Defeat
10/12/07Op-EdSteven Greenhut Sacramento Union: Continuing property wrongs since Prop 90's defeat
10/08/07Op-Ed Kevin DaytonL.A. Business Journal: Union Staffing Demands Dim Market for Solar Panels
10/05/07Clipping L. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
Baltimore Examiner: Maryland health care in jeopardy
10/05/07Clipping L. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
Washington Examiner: Hard times descend on super-lawyer land
10/04/07Clipping Lee Hoskins Bloomberg News: Fed Rate Cut Skepticism Spreads From Bank Presidents
10/03/07ClippingL. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
Royse City Herald-Record (TX): Faces You Never See -- The Hidden Costs of Litigation
10/03/07 Event L. McQuillan Attended conference in Sacramento titled "Debt in California: How Much Is Too Much?"

SEPTEMBER 2007
09/28/07Op-EdSteve HantlerBoston Herald: Lawsuits causing economic injustice
09/27/07ClippingL. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
Rockwell Herald-Record (TX): Faces You Never See -- The Hidden Costs of Litigation
09/27/07ClippingL. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
Southeast Texas Record: Faces You Never See -- The Hidden Costs of Litigation
09/26/07 Clipping L. McQuillan San Francisco Examiner: Sky-high real estate out of reach for many
09/25/07 Op-Ed Steven Greenhut Flash Report: Continuing property wrongs since Prop 90's defeat
09/18/07 Event L. McQuillan Washington, D.C: Conservative Summit on Labor Issues
09/18/07Clipping Lee Hoskins Bloomberg News: Fed Lowers Rate to 4.75 Percent, First Cut Since 2003 (Update6)
09/14/07Op-Ed Kevin Dayton Orange County Register: Unions sue to preserve inflated wages
09/14/07Blog L. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
National Review - The Corner: Is there a doctor in the house ... who hasn’t been sued?
09/14/07 Clipping L. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
Washington Examiner: Is there a doctor in the house ... who hasn’t been sued?
09/13/07 Speech L. McQuillan Republican Women's Group of Paradise, California: Jackpot Justice
09/07/07Op-EdSally C. PipesRealClearPolitics.com: Patent Reform is a Fool's Errand
09/01/07Op-Ed Hovannes Abramyan Press Enterprise: Labor Anxiety
09/01/07 Clipping L. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
Business North Carolina: State recruiting efforts get a dose of court aid
09/01/07 Outreach L. McQuillan USC Law School: Tort Class required to read Wall Street Journal: The Tort Tax
AUGUST 2007
08/31/07Op-EdH. Abramyan Sacramento Union: Labor Daze in Calif.
08/23/07Op-Ed L. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
Hall Institute of Public Policy: A Better Legal Climate Promotes Prosperity
08/21/07Op-Ed Joe Nixon Beaumont Enterprise: Tort Reform stimulates health care across Texas
08/20/07TV Lee Hoskins CNBC News: State of the Economy
08/18/07 Op-Ed L. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
Trenton Times (NJ): To shore up state's economy
08/10/07RadioMatthew Piccolo KION 1460AM, Monterey, CA: California's unfunded liability crisis
08/09/07ClippingL. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
West Virginia Record: A State Open for Business – or a State of Denial?
08/08/07 ClippingL. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
Waterbury Republican-American (CT): Still too litigious
08/03/07 Op-Ed H. Abramyan Sacramento Union: The Never-Ending Saga of the $54 Million Pants
8/03/2007Op-EdJoe NixonAmarillo Globe-News: Tort Reform Brings Doctors Back to Lone Star State
8/02/2007Op-EdLawrence J. McQuillanHuman Events: Make a Bad Mortgage: Take the Hit
8/02/2007BlogLawrence J. McQuillanEconomist's View: The Cost of the Tort System

JULY 2007
07/31/07 Event Sally C. Pipes

San Francisco: Milton Friedman Tribute Luncheon" with Lanny Ebenstein, author of "Milton Friedman: A Biography"

07/27/07 Clipping L. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
Austin Business Journal: Battle for lawsuit reform rages
07/27/07 Clipping L. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
Houston Business Journal: Tort reform, port loopholes and lost pants
07/27/07EventLawrence J. McQuillanSpoke on Jackpot Justice at the Civil Justice Task Force meeting - American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) in Philadelphia, PA.
07/23/07 ClippingL. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
Dallas Business Journal: Lawsuit-reform battle is far from over
07/18/07 Clipping L. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
NAM blog: State Legal Climates: Where the Law is Reasonable
07/17/07ClippingL. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
Legal Newsline.com: Legal environment crucial to economic growth
07/17/07ClippingL. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
iWon Money: Texans for Lawsuit Reform Chairman's Statement On $54 Million 'Pants Suit'
07/17/07ClippingL. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
My Way Finance: Texans for Lawsuit Reform Chairman's Statement On $54 Million 'Pants Suit'
07/17/07ClippingL. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
Excite News: Texans for Lawsuit Reform Chairman's Statement On $54 Million 'Pants Suit'
07/17/07ClippingL. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
ArriveNet: Texans for Lawsuit Reform Chairman's Statement On $54 Million 'Pants Suit'
07/17/07ClippingL. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
News Blaze: Texans for Lawsuit Reform Chairman's Statement On $54 Million 'Pants Suit'
07/17/07ClippingL. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
PrimeNewswire: Texans for Lawsuit Reform Chairman's Statement On $54 Million 'Pants Suit'
07/17/07ClippingL. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
Internet Telephony Magazine via TMCnet: Texans for Lawsuit Reform Chairman's Statement On $54 Million 'Pants Suit'
07/17/07ClippingL. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
Yahoo! Finance: Texans for Lawsuit Reform Chairman's Statement On $54 Million 'Pants Suit'
07/13/07ClippingL. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
Northwest Florida Daily News: Lawsuit-crazy culture costs U.S. billions
07/13/07Op-EdMatthew PiccoloS.F. Business Times: Mountain of debt looms over San Francisco (pdf)
07/13/07ClippingL. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
Maine Today: Business climate's been down so long, it looks like up from here
07/11/07ClippingL. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
Mississippi Business Journal Online (Jackson, MS): Magazine ranks state's liability climate
07/11/07ClippingL. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
Forbes.com: In Pictures: The Best Regulatory Environments
07/11/07ClippingL. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
Forbes.com: The Best States For Business
07/10/07ClippingL. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
All American Patriot.scom: Mississippi Moving Up In Litigation Climate Rankings According To Directorship Magazine
07/10/07ClippingL. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
HattiesburgAmerican (MS) :State’s business climate moves up magazine’s list
07/10/07Op-EdMatthew PiccoloSanFrancisco Chronicle: High-speed rail
07/09/07ClippingL. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
CNN Money.com: In defense of lawyers (no joke)
07/08/07ClippingL. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
New York Post: NY's Missing Doctors
07/07/07PresentationL. McQuillan“The True Cost of Lawsuit Abuse and How to Fix It” at FreedomFest, Bally's/Paris Resort, Las Vegas
07/06/07Op-EdMatthew PiccoloSan Jose Mercury News:Fares would rise if airlines docked
07/06/07Op-EdH. AbramyanSacramento Union: Shut Down the Shake-Down
07/06/07ClippingL. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
Odessa American (Odessa, TX):Feeling plaintive about plaintiffs
07/05/07ClippingL. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
Fox News: 10 Ways to Protect Yourself From Frivolous Lawsuits
07/03/07BlogL. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
Lima News (Lima, OH): Silly plaintiffs
07/03/07BlogL. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
Gazette.com (Colorado Springs, CO): Plaintive about plaintiffs
07/02/07ClippingL. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
Valley Morning Star (Harlingen, TX): Sue-happy U.S. costs business
07/02/07ClippingL. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
Tuscaloosa News (AL): Lawyers split over civil suit limits
07/02/07ClippingL. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
NAM blog: Tastes Great, Less Fillings
07/02/07ClippingL. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
TimesDaily.com (Florence, AL): Lawsuit reforms working
07/01/07Op-EdJoe Nixon The Tennessean.com: Tennessee Voices: Tennessee, learn from Texas on malpractice
07/01/07ClippingL. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
Gadsden Times (AL): Advocates, lawyers debate legal climate
07/01/07ClippingL. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
Tuscaloosa News (AL): Lawyers split over civil suit limits
JUNE 2007
06/30/07PresentationL. McQuillan4th Annual Innovative Techniques in Spine Surgery Conference: “The True Cost of Lawsuit Abuse and How to Fix It”
06/30/07ClippingL. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
Portales News-Tribune Opinion (NM): Frivolous lawsuits cost everyone
06/30/07ClippingL. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
Clovis News Journal (Clovis, NM): $54 million pants lawsuit abuses judicial system"
06/29/07ClippingL. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
The Star (Cleveland Co., NC): Absurd suits costing the U.S. billions
06/29/07ClippingL. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
Orange County Register (CA): Plaintive about plaintiffs
06/29/07ClippingL. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
Southeast Texas Record (TX): Lawsuit abuse hampers businesses, state economy
06/29/07ClippingL. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
The Times West Virginian: W.Va. dead last again in legal ranking
06/28/07ClippingL. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
Charleston Daily Mail (WV): W.Va. dead last again in legal ranking
06/28/07 Clipping Matthew PiccoloCapitol Weekly (CA): Kill taxes, keep jobs
06/28/07 Clipping L. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
Metrocom Herald (San Antonio, TX): It's More Than a Pants Suit
06/27/07 Clipping L. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
The Herald-Northeast (San Antonio, TX): It's More Than a Pants Suit
06/27/07 ClippingL. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
Virginia Tech Collegiate Times: Dry cleaning case presents frivolous lawsuit
06/27/07 Publication L. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
Directorship Magazine: AJP Annual Guide to State Legal Climates
06/25/07ClippingL. McQuillanMontgomery Advertiser (AL): Study's critic distorted issue
06/25/07ClippingL. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
San Antonio Express: Lawsuit abuse hampers businesses, state economy
06/20/07ClippingL. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
Tyler Morning Telegraph : $65 Million Pants Example Of Litigation Nightmares
06/20/07ClippingL. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
San Francisco. Examiner: Throw out frivolous lawsuit
06/20/07RadioL. McQuillanKGO Newstalk AM 810 (SF): The Ronn Owens Show,Jackpot Justice and tort reform
06/19/07RadioH. AbramyanHirschfield and Kula, KXL, Portland, Oregon: $54 million pants lawsuitand"Jackpot Justice"
06/17/07Op-EdL.McQuillanHuntsville Times (AL): Misstating the Truth
06/17/07ClippingL. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
Tuscaloosa News (AL): Tort tax costs hundreds of billions a year
06/16/07ClippingL. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
Montgomery Advertiser (AL): Inflated figure undercuts premise
06/15/07ClippingJosh TreviñoFlash Report: Republicans' Responsibility to the World (Part II)
06/15/07ClippingL. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
Sweetwater Report (TX): It's More Than A Pants Suit
06/15/07ClippingL. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
Business 2.0: Don't Kill All the Lawyers
06/14/07BlogL. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
ImpetuousYoung Whippersnapper: Tort Reform Deceptions and Misdirections" and PRI's Response
06/14/07Op-EdJoe NixonThe Examiner: Tennessee-to-Texas medical migration holds many lessons for lawsuit-happy states
06/14/07ClippingJosh TreviñoFlash Report: Republicans' Responsibility to the World (Part I)
06/13/07ClippingL. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
The Economist: $54m
06/12/07ClippingL. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
Battle Creek Enquirer (MI): Jackpot justice costly to all of us
06/12/07ClippingL. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
Huntsville Times (AL): Misleading Claim
06/11/07BlogL. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
"Response to Ted Frank on 'Jackpot Justice"
06/11/07BlogL. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
McQuillan Responds to Point of Law
06/11/07ClippingL. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
Tuscaloosa News (AL):Malpractice lawsuit abuse raises health-care costs
06/11/07ClippingL. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
CNBC News:"On the Money's"Tyler Matheson on product warning labels and Jackpot Justice study
06/10/07Op-EdH. AbramyanPress Enterprise: Don't saddle firms with costly, inflexible benefits
06/08/07Op-EdH. AbramyanSacramento Union: KFC Decision Good for Lawyers, Bad for Us
06/08/07ClippingL. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
Prince George's Post (MD): It's More Than a Pants Suit
06/06/07ClippingL. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
Magic City Morning Star(ME): It's More Than a Pants Suit
06/05/07BlogL. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
Economist's View: The Cost of the Tort System
06/05/07ClippingL. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
The U.S. Tort Liability Index and its authors were cited extensively in the U.S. Index of Health Ownership by PRI's John R. Graham.
06/05/07Op-EdClark JudgeFinancial Times:Regulation is blocking enterprise in Silicon Valley

MAY 2007
05/26/07BlogL. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
NAM Blog: Tort Reform: Lost Opportunity in Oklahoma
05/24/07ClippingL. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
NAM Blog: Rolling with the Voices of Reason
05/23/07MeetingL. McQuillanWashington, D.C.:discussed "Jackpot Justice: The True Cost of America's Tort System" at policy meeting of Americans for Tax Reform; and he met with Mark Tapscott, Editorial Page Editor of the Washington Examiner.
05/21/07MeetingL. McQuillanIn Washington, D.C.: discussed"Jackpot Justice: The True Cost of America's Tort System" with Kevin M. Warsh, Member, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System; Bud Albright, Republican Staff Director, Committee on Energy and Commerce, U.S. House of Representatives; Lisa A. Budzynski, Director of the Lawyers' Chapters, Federalist Society for Law and Public Policy Studies; and Theodore H. Frank, Resident Fellow and Director of the AEI Liability Project, American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research.
05/21/07Op-EdH. AbramyanLos Angeles Business Times: Prevailing Wage Requirement Hinders Affordable Housing
05/18/07RadioL. McQuillan
Interviewed by Mike Hambrick for America's Business with Mike Hambrick, a radio talk show in 70 markets nationally.
05/17/07RadioL. McQuillan
KCEO-AM 100, San Diego: Interviewed by Mike Green and Jim Benham for the Politics & Money show
05/17/07ClippingL. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
Montgomery Advertiser: Insurance Industry Pushing Bogus Line
05/15/07SpeechL. McQuillan
Spoke about PRI's report Jackpot Justice to the May Operating Committee Meeting of the Civil Justice Reform Group (CJRG) in Charleston, West Virginia. The CJRG consists of CEOs and general counsels of Fortune 100 companies.
05/14/07Op-EdL. McQuillan
Montgomery Advertiser (AL): Director of Study Defends Work
05/14/07ClippingL. McQuillan
Birmingham News (AL): Civil Justice Costs Condemned
05/04/07ClippingL. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
The Detroit News: Opinion: Medical liability still causes problems for Michigan and America
05/03/07ClippingL. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
Montgomery Advertiser: 'Tort tax' harms business
05/02/07TVL. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
CSPAN 3: Steve Hantler presents findings of Jackpot Justice
05/02/07ClippingL. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
Montgomery Advertiser: 'Tort tax' argument groundless
05/02/07BlogL. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
Point of Law blog: PRI Responds to Posner

APRIL 2007
04/30/07ClippingL. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
LegalNewsline.com: Pair of Ohio tort reform hearings tomorrow
04/27/07ClippingL. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
The Wall Street Journal: The Numbers Guy: How Much Are Frivolous Lawsuits Really Costing You?
04/27/07ClippingL. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
The (Oklahoma City) Oklahoman: Gov. Henry Should Seize Opportunity
04/27/07ClippingL. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) Blog: Engler to Gov. Henry: Carpe Tort Reform
04/27/07Op-EdL. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
The Wall Street Journal Online Blog: The Numbers Guy: Response to the post titled "How Much Are Frivolous Lawsuits Really Costing You?"
04/26/07TVL. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
CSPAN 3: The Houston Forum: Steve Hantler talking about PRI's Tort Study on CSPAN
04/26/07ClippingL. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) Blog: Suit and Lawsuit: A Judge's Pants
04/26/07ClippingL. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
Public Citizen: Pacific Research Institute Trots Out Junk Economics and Myth
04/26/07Op-EdL. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
Providence Journal: Ambulance Chasers Bad For Our Health
04/25/07ClippingL. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
Socialized Medicine Blog: Today's Tort System Has Life-Threatening Consequences
04/23/07BlogL. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
Response to Judge Richard Posner on Jackpot Justice
04/15/07ClippingL. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
WWJ-DET (CBS): John Truscott presented the findings of Jackpot Justice on the "Final Viewpoints" segment of the TV show.
04/15/07ClippingL. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
The (Madison and St. Clair County, Illinois) Record: PRI Study based on fact
04/14/07InterviewHovannes AbramyanLaw Week Colorado: Hovannes was interviewed by Jennifer Clifford about the findings of PRI's Jackpot Justice.
04/14/07RadioLawrence J. McQuillanPRI's Lawrence J. Your Turn - Meeting Nonsense with Common Sense (Northwest Florida, WEBY-AM 1330): Jackpot Justice findings and health care
04/14/07ClippingL. McQuillan H. AbramyanBoca Raton (Florida) News: The Justice Lottery
04/13/07ClippingL. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
Colorado Springs Business Journal: Jacking up the cost of torts
04/13/07ClippingLawrence J. McQuillanSan Mateo County Times: Report: Rich pay lower taxes
04/13/07ClippingLawrence J. McQuillanDaily Review Online: Report: Rich pay lower taxes
04/13/07ClippingLawrence J. McQuillanContra Costa Times: State taxes poorest unfairly, study says
04/13/07RadioLawrence J. McQuillanThe Stan Milan Show (Rock County, Wisconsin, Milwaukee and Madison, WCLO-AM 1230): discussed the main findings from Jackpot Justice.
04/12/07ClippingL. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
ISA.org: Study: Lawyers reaming U.S. manufacturers
04/10/07Op-EdL. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
Washington DC Examiner: Today’s tort system has life-threatening consequences
04/10/07ClippingL. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
Acton Institute PowerBlog: Well, Allow Me to Re-tort
04/10/07ClippingL. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
No Left Turns - The Ashbrook Center Blog: Legal tort-ure
04/09/07ClippingL. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
LegalNewsline: Pair of Ohio tort reform cases set for argument on same day
04/09/07ClippingL. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
Omaha World Herald: Litigation Lottery Kills Shareholder Value
04/09/07ClippingL. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
NewsMax: NewsMax: Research Backs the Dangers of Lawsuit Tax
04/09/07ClippingL. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
LegalNewsline: Pair of Ohio tort reform cases set for argument on same day
04/08/07ClippingL. McQuillan H. AbramyanBirmingham News: Study Favors Corporations Over Consumers
04/08/07ClippingL. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
Tuscaloosa (Alabama) News: Study puts cost of tort tax at $865 billion
04/07/07RadioLawrence J. McQuillanLowman Henry Show (Carlisle and Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, WHYL-AM 960): PRI's Lawrence J. McQuillan was interviewed by Ryan Shafik for the Lowman Henry Show, a radio talk show in Carlisle and Harrisburg, Pennsylvania,
04/06/07RadioLawrence J. McQuillanInterviewed by Mark Carbonaro, KOIN talk radio, Monterey, California on "Jackpot Justice."
04/05/07RadioLawrence J. McQuillanInterviewed by Jim Blasingame for the Small Business Advocate nationally syndicated radio talk show on "Jackpot Justice."
04/05/07Op-EdL. McQuillanFlash Report: Voters deserve a do-over on Proposition 63's 'millionaires tax'
04/05/07Op-EdL. McQuillanCapital Weekly: Voters deserve a do-over on Proposition 63's 'millionaires tax'
04/04/07ClippingL. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
Chemical Week: Study Tallies Tort Litigation’s Effect on Innovation
04/03/07ClippingL. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
Seantobia Democrat (MS): Each family pays nearly $1,000
04/03/07TVL. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
FOX News: Special Report with Brit Hume - Jackpot Justice
04/02/07InterviewH. AbramyanSmarts Insurance Bulletin: Spoke about the impact of the costly American tort system on the insurance industry and consumers.
04/01/07ClippingL. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
The Becker-Posner Blog: Is the Tort System Costing the United States $865 Billion a Year?
04/01/07ClippingL. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
The Oaklahoman: Thick Skins: the Tort Sytem is Tanning Our Hides
04/01/07ClippingL. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
The Birmingham News: Personal injury cases cost U.S. $865 billion

MARCH 2007
03/31/07ClippingL. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
Oklahoma City Personal Injury Lawyer: AAJ Attacks Anti-Consumer Report As Corporate Propaganda
03/30/07ClippingL. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
Atlanta Business Chronicle: Hidden 'tort tax' exacts big toll
03/30/07ClippingL. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
San Francisco Examiner: True costs of ‘Jackpot Justice’
03/30/07BlogL. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
ShopFloor.org: True Costs of 'Jackpot Justice'
03/30/07ClippingL. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
Washington D.C. Examiner: Editorial: True costs of ‘Jackpot Justice’
03/29/07BlogL. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
OnTap: Jackpot Justice
03/29/07ClippingL. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
Washington D.C. Examiner: Shakedown artists -- or defenders of the little guy?
03/28/07BlogL. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
WILLisms.com: Excessive Tort Costs Harm American Competitiveness
03/28/07ClippingL. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
Washington Times, Wash. (DC): Study: U.S. legal system eats up $865B
03/28/07ClippingL. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
Market-Day.net (AZ): Study: U.S. legal system eats up $865B
03/28/07ClippingL. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
Monsters and Critics.com - Glasgow,UK
Study: U.S. legal system eats up $865B
03/28/07ClippingL. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
UPI: Study: U.S. legal system eats up $865B
03/27/07RadioL. McQuillanInterviewed on the Jerry Doyle Show, which is nationally syndicated on 250 stations, regarding the findings of Jackpot Justice.
03/27/07ClippingL. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
InsuranceNewsNet.com: Tort Tax Hurts Americans Even More Than Previously Thought
03/27/07ClippingH. AbramyanOrange County Register: No fix for housing crunch
03/27/07ClippingL. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
Madison/St. Clair County Record: Tort system costs amount to more than 2 percent of GDP
03/27/07BlogL. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
KnoxNews (TN): Report: Litigation increases medical costs by $124 billion
03/27/07VideoL. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
UTube: "Jackpot Justice" Interview with Lawrence J. McQuillan
03/27/07RadioL. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
Talk show host Dennis Prager mentions "Jackpot Justice" study on his radio show
03/27/07BlogL. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
BillHobbs.com: Jackpot Justice
03/27/07BlogL. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
ShopFloor.org: 'Jackpot Justice': New Study Shows More Money Going Down the Rat Hole
03/27/07BlogL. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
LegalNewsLine.com: Tort system costs over two percent of GDP yearly, study finds
03/27/07BlogL. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
TennEconomics.com: It is worse than we thought…
03/27/07BlogL. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
Law And More: The Tort Tax - $865 Billion Annually
03/27/07BlogL. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
Business Insurance, Chicago (IL): Study estimates total cost of tort system
03/27/07ClippingL. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
Insurance Journal: Study Claims U.S. 'Tort Tax' Tops $9,800 Per Family
03/27/07BlogL. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
PointofLaw.com: Pacific Research Institute: Cost of American jackpot justice: $865 billion
03/27/07BlogL. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
National Center for Policy Analysis (TX): The Tort Tax
03/27/07BlogL. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
ProfessorBainbridge.com: The Tort Law System's Drag on the Economy
03/27/07BlogL. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
Blawgletter: Does Tort Litigation Kill People?
03/27/07BlogL. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
Overlawyered.com: Pacific Research Institute: Cost of American jackpot justice: $865 billion
03/27/07BlogL. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
Economist's View: The Cost of the Tort System
03/27/07BlogL. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
VOLuntarily Conservative: The Truth About Tort Reform?
03/27/07BlogL. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
Belmont University: The Need for Tort Reform
03/27/07Op-EdL. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
Wall Street Journal: The Tort Tax
03/27/07StudyL. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
Jackpot Justice: The True Cost of America’s Tort System | Study pdf
03/27/07Press ReleaseL. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
Litigation Lottery costs America $865 billion per year, new study says
03/27/07ClippingL. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
SickofLawsuits.org: Jackpot Justice statistics on March Newsletter
03/02/07Op-Ed Joe Nixon Daily Journal: California Should Follow Texas in Asbestos Cases

FEBRUARY 2007
02/27/07MeetingL. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
Advised Nora Truscello of the Politically Active Physicians Association on the costs of the U.S. tort liability system on health care and health-care access.
02/23/07Op-EdK. Lloyd BillingsleyOrange County Register: California Focus: Tax man grabs jocks, and more
02/18/07Op-EdHovannes AbramyanPress Enterprise: Struggle for Shelter
02/16/07MeetingL. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
Provided Edward Murnane, president of the Illinois Civil Justice League, a detailed analysis of the state's performance in the U.S. Tort Liability Index: 2006 Report.
02/15/07Tax FactsLawrence J. McQuillan"California Tax Facts" website page
02/15/07MeetingL. McQuillan
H. Abramyan
Provided Brad Jones, Vice President of the Colorado Civil Justice League, a detailed analysis of Colorado's performance in the U.S. Tort Liability Index: 2006 Report
02/14/07
02/13/07
PresentationLawrence J. McQuillanAtlanta (GA): Spoke at the American Justice Partnership Meeting on PRI's forthcoming Jackpot Justice study. In addition, Lawrence participated in three video, podcast, and radio interviews on Jackpot Justice to be aired nationally after the study is released
02/01/07ClippingAnthony P. ArchieHeartland Institute: Pension Practices Angering Taxpayers

JANUARY 2007

1/30/07

RadioK. Lloyd BillingsleyKION AM radio (Monterey, CA) to discuss "Confiscafornia," Capital Ideas article.

1/25/07

Op-EdK. Lloyd BillingsleyCalifornia Republic.org: Confiscafornia

1/25/07

RadioLawrence J. McQuillanKION AM radio (Monterey, CA) hosted by Mark Carboneroto discuss exodus of Californians out of the state due to an unfriendly business climate

1/19/07

Op-edAnthony P. ArchieLos Angeles Business Journal: Who'll Stop the Outflow

1/19/07

RadioJosh TreviñoKGO AM: Ron Owens Show - Top Ten Policy Blunders of 2006

1/18/07

Radio Lawrence J. McQuillanWERC-AM, Birmingham, Alabama: Alabama Mornings hosted by J.T. and Nate, Lawrence discussed ending taxpayer-funded pensions for U.S. congressmen convicted of serious crimes while in office.

1/17/07

RadioLawrence J. McQuillanKMED-AM, Medford, Oregon: The Bill Meyer Show, Lawrence discussed ending taxpayer-funded pensions for U.S. congressmen convicted of serious crimes while in office.

1/17/07

Capital IdeasK. Lloyd BillingsleyConfiscafornia

1/16/07

Clipping Matt TennisHeartland Institute - Budget and Tax News: Mention of "Union Front-Group, CURE, Earns California Golden Fleece Award."
01/12/07Op-EdJosh TreviñoSacramento Union: California Says Good Riddance to Bad Year
01/08/07RadioK. Lloyd BillingsleyKION - Salinas, CA: Interview on "Canadafornia Here We Come?"
01/04/07ConsultationL. McQuillan,
H. Abramyan
With Ed Klett, Pittsburgh lawyer and former chair of the Civil Procedural Rules Committee of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, regarding the ranking of Pennsylvania in the Procedural Rules and Reforms subgroup of the U.S. Tort Liability Index: 2006 Report. Mr. Klett was asked to contact PRI by the Chief Justice of Pennsylvania, Ralph J. Cappy.
01/03/07ClippingLawrence J. McQuillanInformation Week: Science And Technology Will Make New York More Competitive, New Governor Says
01/03/07ConsultationLawrence J. McQuillanNicole A. Riley, Special Assistant for Legislative Affairs in the office of Virginia Attorney General Bob McDonnell, contacted PRI’s Lawrence J. McQuillan regarding possible speakers for upcoming Regulatory Reform Task Force meetings. Last year, McDonnell announced the creation of a task force to investigate ways in which Virginia could reduce regulation, citing the state’s ranking in the regulatory category of PRI’s U.S. Economic Freedom Index as evidence for why the state’s regulatory burdens are too high.
01/02/07Press ReleasePRIPRI Unveils California’s Top 10 Policy Blunders of 2006
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