Top 10 Reasons To Stop
Lawsuit Abuse
1. Whether you know it or not, you pay more for every consumer product and service on the market because of lawsuits and the abuse of our legal system.
2. Every one of us pays $809 annually to cover the cost of lawsuits. That’s $3236 a year for a family of four.
3. Lawsuit abuse threatens employers and undermines job creation, hurting Texas families.
4. It can cost a small business up to $100,000 to defend a lawsuit, even when they win (Source: NFIB online: www.nfib.com).
5. Lawsuit abuse is threatening our health care system by driving doctors from underserved communities and keeping innovators from bringing potentially life-saving drugs and medical devices to the market. And if these medications make it to the market, the fear of lawsuits sometimes keeps doctors from prescribing them.
6. Parts of our state have earned the dubious distinction of “judicial hellhole.” The ranking, compiled by the American Tort Reform Association, defines a “judicial hellhole” as a court or jurisdiction where impartial justice is scarce or nonexistent.
7. Lawsuit abuse and junk lawsuits burden courts, forcing people with legitimate lawsuits to wait longer for their day in court.
8. Without your consent, you can be included in a class action lawsuit.
9. One of the worst examples of lawsuit abuse can be found in asbestos litigation. Nearly 90 percent of all asbestos cases filed today are brought by people who are not impaired, which means justice is being delayed and diluted for those who are seriously ill.
10. This year, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce ranked the Texas legal climate near the bottom among the states, 47th worst overall.
