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Absurd suits costing the U.S. billions
Submitted on 6.29.2007
Legal reforms would make the U.S. economy more productive
W.Va. dead last again in legal ranking
Submitted by Jake Stump on 6.29.2007
West Virginia's legal climate has again been ranked dead last in a study released by a national tort reform group, the American Justice Partnership.
Kill taxes, keep jobs
Submitted by Matthew Piccolo on 6.28.2007
The California Chamber of Commerce recently released its annual list of job-killer bills currently in the state Legislature. The bills' supporters claim these 25 measures will provide Californians physical and economic security when really they will eliminate jobs, increase taxes and enlarge the public debt.
Dry cleaning case presents frivolous lawsuit
Submitted by Dan Sheehan on 6.27.2007
Our nation’s capitol, a place that’s no stranger to the ridiculous, awaits a ruling from D.C. Judge Judy Bartnoff on whether a lost pair of pants and the ensuing distress is worth $54 million. The plaintiff is a peer of Judge Bartnoff’s, D.C. administrative law judge Roy Pearson and he is suing Custom Cleaners’ owners Soo and Jin Chung for $54 million (originally $67 million), citing their failure to uphold a “Satisfaction Guarantee” and accusing them of fraud.
$65 Million Pants Example Of Litigation Nightmares
Submitted on 6.20.2007
Most shoppers know there can be a significant difference in the cost of two different pair of pants, but who could possibly imagine a figure of $65 million being mentioned for a single pair?
Misstating the truth
Submitted by Lawrence J. McQuillan, Ph.D on 6.17.2007
Trial lawyer Ralph Cook, in his June 12 letter titled "Misleading claim," criticized the findings of our tort study "Jackpot Justice" by attacking another study we relied on for portions of the data.
Tort tax costs hundreds of billions a year
Submitted by Lewis Fuller on 6.17.2007
Wealthy personal injury trial lawyers are whipping around like a snake in its death throes because of a study by the respected Pacific Research Institute that proves Americans are footing an annual “tort tax" in the hundreds of billions of dollars. That is billions.
Inflated figure undercuts premise
Submitted by Ralph Cook on 6.16.2007
If you want to build a good house, you start with a good foundation. If only the Pacific Research Institute, which incorrectly states that the U.S. civil justice system costs taxpayers $865 billion a year, had followed that advice.
Republicans' Responsibility to the World (Part II)
Submitted by Jill Buck on 6.15.2007
Both PRI’s Josh Trevino and Dr. Pipes agreed that Iraq, Iran, Israel, Islamism, and Islam in Europe are the most important issues of our era. If that is true, and I believe it is, then Republicans have a tremendous responsibility to the world in 2008.
CBS5 News: Daniel Pipes interviewed about Iraq War while speaking at PRI Event
Submitted on 6.14.2007
KCBS Channel 5 (San Francisco) News: Middle East expert Daniel Pipes interviewed about Iraq War while speaking at PRI Event "Middle East Overview: The Five I's - Iraq, Iran, Israel, Islamism and Islam in Europe."
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