Arbitration agreements play a critical role in avoiding bloated legal settlements on the taxpayers’ money. As California Citizens Against Lawsuit Abuse Regional Director Maryann Marino tells the Northern California Record, they are imperative to finding an agreement that makes sense without costing a fortune…
In this letter, Louisiana Lawsuit Abuse Watch Executive Director Lana Venable outlines the ways coastal lawsuits in the state push the law further than intended, and bring outside lawyers into a venue meant for duly elected officials. As she says, “our system of checks and balances breaks down when lawsuits are substituted for policy…”
