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The search for 'weapons of frivolous litigation'.

Publication: Trial
Publication Date: 01-MAR-04
Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: The search for 'weapons of frivolous litigation'.(President's Page)

Article Excerpt
In a recent speech, President Bush repeatedly bemoaned an American civil justice system plagued by "frivolous lawsuits." This phrase is the mantra of those who seek to close the courthouse doors to ordinary people. But are greedy trial lawyers really running rampant in the courts, filing so-called junk lawsuits at every opportunity?

We already know the answer, but here's a way for the president to find out for himself: In the mode of the administration's ongoing search for Iraqi weapons of mass destruction (WMDs), perhaps it's time for Bush to appoint a special commission to scour the courts for trial lawyers' alleged weapons of frivolous litigation.

This search would, of course, prove as...

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