Lawsuit Abuse... SICK OF IT? We are too!

Dear Friend, What's wrong with this picture? Ten percent of every dollar spent on health care can be attributed to the costs of liability and defensive medicine and yet, Congress is too afraid of personal injury lawyers to include meaningful medical malpractice reform in healthcare reform.  Unemployment is soaring while small businesses pay over $105 billion each year to cover the cost of America's tort system -- money that could be used to hire additional workers. America needs more jobs, not more lawsuits.  Cash-strapped cities and counties are cutting services and raising taxes but personal injury lawyers and their plaintiffs aren't feeling the pinch. Instead they're siphoning off tens of millions of our taxpayer dollars every year as cities, counties and even school districts fight and settle questionable lawsuits. Wouldn't our money be better spent on putting more police officers on the streets or teachers in the classroom? How did this happen?   Too many cynical personal injury lawyers have turned litigation into a weapon -- and a vehicle for personal profit -- rather than an instrument of justice. For too many people, the promise of jackpot justice trumps any sense of personal responsibility and every accident, misunderstanding or perceived slight is cause for a lawsuit. And too many elected officials would rather turn a blind eye to lawsuit abuse than turn down a trial lawyer campaign contribution.  We all deserve better.  We invite you to join Sick of Lawsuits in standing up against the toxic influence of lawsuit abuse in America! Our courts should work for justice - not greed. Sincerely, The Sick of Lawsuits Campaign