Tort reformers have dropped a proposed California initiative to curb class actions, marking the fourth time in three years that trial lawyers have dodged a ballot-box threat. In previous years, there were obvious reasons why such proposals died: a negotiated truce with Big Pharma, help from legislative friends or an unrelated ballot measure that drained a corporate opponent's resources. This year, the reasons for the withdrawal are less clear, although one factor could be voters' surly mood.
August 30, 2007 at 12:00 AM
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The original version of this story was published on National Law Journal
Tort reformers on Monday dropped a proposed initiative in California to curb class actions, marking the fourth time in three years that trial lawyers in that state have dodged a ballot-box threat.
In previous years, there were obvious reasons why the Consumer Attorneys of California prevailed: a negotiated truce with Big Pharma, help from legislative friends or an unrelated ballot measure that drained a corporate opponent’s resources.
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