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PRESS RELEASE: LAWSUIT ABUSE IS STILL HAVING A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON FLORIDA’S ECONOMY!

02.13.25

  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thomas J Gaitens Executive Director Florida Citizens Against Lawsuit Abuse (FL CALA) 941-725-4450 https://cala.com/florida/ tgaitens@CALA.COM FEBRUARY 13th  11am LAWSUIT ABUSE IS STILL HAVING A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON FLORIDA’S ECONOMY! Despite significant reforms driven by the Governor and the State Legislature, the civil justice landscape still has a deep hole to dig out of from years of neglect.  Floridians pay a ‘tort tax’ on average of $1238 dollars per person, nearly $5000…

PRESS RELEASE: Governor J.B. Pritzker Signs Critical BIPA Amendment into Law, Aiding Illinois Small Businesses

08.08.24

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Phil Melin, Executive Director (224) 250-8974 pmelin@cala.com Governor J.B. Pritzker Signs BIPA Amendment into Law, Aiding Illinois Small Businesses Chicago, IL —  Illinois Citizens Against Lawsuit Abuse (IL-CALA) applauds Governor J.B. Pritzker for signing the bipartisan bill SB 2979, amending the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA). This crucial legislative change marks a significant step toward protecting the state’s small businesses while upholding the privacy rights of individuals. Enacted in 2008, BIPA was designed…