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American Tort Reform Association
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Food
Related Lawsuit an Abuse of Legal System |
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Washington,
D.C., January 19, 2006 —
So-called consumer
and science groups are attempting to make an end run around
legislators and regulators by suing Kellogg Company and Viacom
(parent company of Nickelodeon) as a means to halt advertising
efforts aimed at children, according to the
American Tort Reform
Association (ATRA).
“Regulation of
industries is the responsibility of legislators and regulators
and this lawsuit is an abuse of the legal system,” said ATRA
President Sherman Joyce. “We call this regulation through
litigation, and most judges will not allow their courts to usurp
the role of legislators and regulators and be used as a means to
achieve public policy and regulatory objectives.”
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New ATRA Report Chronicles
Trend in States
for Comprehensive Civil
Justice Reforms |
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Washington,
DC, July 21, 2005 A new
58-page report has been published by the American Tort Reform
Association (ATRA). Tort Reform Record
details the trend toward state enactment of
meaningful, comprehensive civil justice reform legislation.
During the past two years, Georgia, Mississippi, Missouri, Ohio
and South Carolina have continued the momentum that began in
2003 with significant civil justice reform successes in Texas.
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Tort Reform Record (PDF) |
ATRA
Annual Meeting Brings Together
Key Legal Reform
Leaders
April 5, 2005
The
American
Tort Reform Association convened for its annual
membership meeting on April 5th in Washington to review the
organization’s annual report, elect a new Board of Directors,
and discuss plans for 2005.
In the legislative meeting that followed, several major figures
in the campaign for legal reform joined ATRA members to
discuss the importance of the work being done by the
organization. Keynote speaker
Harriet
Miers, Counsel to the President, was joined by ATRA
President
Tiger
Joyce, Foundation for Fair Civil Justice Chairman
Steve
Hantler (Chrysler LLC),
National
Association of Manufacturers President and former
Michigan Governor
John Engler;
Cam Crawford, Executive Director, South Carolinians for Tort
Reform; and ATRA’s General Counsel,
Victor
Schwartz, who is a partner of Shook Hardy & Bacon.
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Bringing Justice to Judicial Hellholes 2004
- 12/15/04
 The
American Tort Reform Association released its new and
updated third
edition of the "Judicial Hellholes" report,
identifying nine
Hellhole jurisdictions and four dishonorable mentions. Through
extensive research and follow-up,
ATRA members have
identified these 13 jurisdictions across the country as locations
where the trial bar has succeeded in creating a favorable
atmosphere for positive outcomes for their clients.
News Release
on ATRA Website
Worst States for Liability Systems Are Home to Judicial Hellholes
- Press Release 3/8/05
State-by-State
Review of Civil Justice Reforms
State Laws on Medical Liability
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10/14/04
State Joint and Several
Liability Rule Reforms -
10/14/04
2004 State Tort Reform
Enactments -
10/14/04
Comprehensive Guide to State
Civil Justice Reforms -
10/14/04
2004 Tort Reform Record -
7/13/04
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Sherman
Joyce
President
ATRA
1101
Connecticut Avenue, NW
Washington,
DC 20036
202-682-1163
sjoyce@atra.org
Media Inquiries:
Gretchen
Schaefer
Director,
Media Relations
202-682-1163
gschaefer@atra.org
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