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If you have been a
victim of lawsuit abuse, your experiences can play a vital part
in helping to get the message across to government officials and
the media that legal reform is needed to protect more people
like you from being victimized! Don't suffer in silence!
 For more than
40 years, plaintiff lawyers have spent tens of millions of dollars to convince
the American public that they are using the civil justice system
to protect average citizens. In fact, many plaintiff
lawyers have
manipulated the courts so that they stand to gain millions --
and even billions -- in
legal fees at the expense of their clients, consumers, patients,
employees, average investors, small business owners,
corporations assaulted
by frivolous and unwarranted lawsuits, and our state and
national economies.
The American Justice
Partnership is collecting examples of lawsuit abuse so that we
and our partner organizations can
bring more examples to the attention of government and the media about ways
that consumers and companies are being victimized.
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Consider This Example of Lawsuit Abuse
 AutoNation, a large auto retailer headquartered
in Florida, has been subject
to lawsuit abuse
in Florida. The company has 66 local auto
dealership operations in Florida and employs more
than 7,000 people in the state.
In this
video, AutoNation General Counsel Jon Ferrando
explains how his company was faced with a frivolous
lawsuit in a situation where no one was harmed but
it cost the company more than $1.5 million in legal
costs -- including $1 million paid to the plaintiffs
lawyers -- to settle the case.
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We hope you will
share your story with us to help fortify our issue advocacy
activities. Using the list below, please check on the link
that most closely fits your experience. You'll then see a
short questionnaire you can use to tell us about how you became
a victim of lawsuit abuse. You may complete as many
questionnaires as are relevant to your experiences.
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Select this
questionnaire if you are reporting a lawsuit abuse
situation or incident: |
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Individual |
in which you
or a member of your family was sued because of a traffic
accident, accident on your home property or in a dispute
with a neighbor or contractor |
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Small Business or Corporation |
related to a
small, medium or large business |
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Medical Patient |
that has
affected the health care and access to doctors that you
or members of your family have |
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Physician |
that has
affected your medical practice or role |
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Consumer or Client of Plaintiff Firm |
in which you
or your family were harmed as a consumer or client of a
plaintiff law firm |
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Individual Investor |
in which you
or your family lost money as a consequence of a lawsuit
against a company or investment fund in which you
invested |
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Community Organization or Municipality |
related to
the services and activities provided by a community
organization or local government agency |
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