Our courts are choking with too many lawsuits. It takes too long to move lawsuits through the system - legitimate lawsuits may take a year or more to be heard in court.

Too many lawsuits are frivolous or junk lawsuits. There are more every day...and they could easily happen to you.

Even if you beat a frivolous lawsuit, it will cost you time, money, and personal grief to defend yourself. Many innocent defendants are forced to settle out of court, simply to avoid legal harassment, damaged reputations, and financial ruin.

Even if you've never been sued, you pay for lawsuit abuse. Lawsuit abuse creates higher health care costs...higher prices for consumer items...higher insurance premiums...and higher taxes. Think of these higher costs as a hidden "lawsuit tax".

We all pay more in overall economic costs--through losts jobs and business closings...and an overburdened court system where too often justice is not served.

Background
Citizens Against Lawsuit Abuse (CALA) was formed in the fall of 1993 as a California corporation to combat the current bureaucracy that perpetuates the state's costly avalanche of lawsuits. This grassroots organization was formed in response to a civil justice system that encourages both people to sue and lawyers to take advantage of victims. Our leadership is a group of small business and professional people from the greater Orange County area who are all united in our passion for meaningful reform of an out-of-control civil litigation system. We believe that tort reform has not been adequately addressed by our lawmakers because of the influence of special interest groups on the legislative process. We feel the public must become engaged in the debate over legal reform before California can solve it's lawsuit crisis.

Mission Statement
CALA's mission is to educate the public about the impact of lawsuit abuse on consumers and California's economy, thereby creating a climate for change.

Citizens Against Lawsuit Abuse (CALA) is a nonprofit corporation. Contributions or gifts to CALA are not deductible as charitable contributions. However, they may be deductible as a business expense as indicated under provisions of the Internal Revenue Code. Checks should be made payable to Citizens Against Lawsuit Abuse (CALA). You may also donate with your credit card via PayPal. Thank you.

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