Posts for West Virginia

Tort reformers have been turning up all over the internet recently. We took the liberty of rounding up some of the standouts. You may recognize a few friends of Project Lawsuit Abuse in there. Here are some of the newsmakers from around the country:

• Legal reform absent from speech
“Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin's first State of the State address focused on creating jobs and economic growth. But he didn't mention legal reform. "It was a pro-jobs and pro-growth speech," said Steve Roberts, president of the West Virginia Chamber of Commerce. "Governor Tomblin is to be applauded for bringing so much focus to job creation and economic development."” The West Virginia Record

Ain’t it funny in a rich man  politician’s world?  ABBA, you may be onto something…. but we’re not joking around here at Project Lawsuit Abuse.

Under Washington Attorney General Rob McKenna, the state of Washington spent almost $300 million of taxpayer dollars to payout tort claims. According to a recent Associated Press article, that’s “$65 million more than was paid out” under the last Attorney General.

What’s so funny about this abuse of state funds?

Tort reformers have been turning up all over the internet over the past few days. We took the liberty of rounding up some of the standouts that hit over the past week. You may recognize a few friends of Project Lawsuit Abuse in there. Here are some of the newsmakers from around the country:

West Virginians know that lawsuit abuse costs jobs. At least that’s what a new voter survey conducted by Mark Blankenship Enterprises for West Virginia Citizens Against Lawsuit Abuse (WV CALA) says.

More than 500 registered voters responded to the survey, which found that six in ten of West Virginians are of the opinion that there are too many lawsuits filed in West Virginia, having a negative effect on the state. Those that think lawsuits have a negative impact on job creation “outnumber the opposite view by nearly two to one.”