Kia Franklin
Californians Watch Out…
A couple of days ago I referred to an initiative to restrict California residents’ civil justice rights by limiting their ability to file class action lawsuits (here). Here’s a good read from Speak Out California on this effort and the corporate interests involved:
The Big Corporate Bullies Are At It Again July 17, 2007The Big Corporate Bullies are at it again! Just when we thought they’d be embarassed and hiding from their latest shenanigans—-pawning off bad medicine (think VIOXX) or seeing their Chinese competitors getting caught trying to sneak tainted pet food, toothpaste and fish into the U.S., they’re back themselves trying to slam the courthouse doors shut so they can’t be prosecuted for their own often dangerous antics.
What is it now? It’s a new initiative they’ve just filed with the California Attorney General’s office which will allow them to avoid accountability when they get caught doing things like discriminating against their employees on the basis of race, gender, age or disability. If this initiative makes it to the ballot and passes, they’ll be able to get away with refusing to pay their workers for their earned pay, be passing off known damaged and dangerous products, illegally pollute our air and water with inpugnity. The list goes on and on.
How are these profiteers planning their next attack on protecting the public? They’re staking out an initiative which will all but end class action lawsuits in the state of California by making them so hard and expensive for the little guy to bring to court, that they’ll all but vanish. Using Bush-like double-speak to hide their true identity, these greedy CEO’s and corporate polluters go by the totally misleading title of ” Civil Justice Association ” otherwise known as C-JAC. Like Bush’s cronies, they’re anything but seeking justice—-it’s just more and more about their profits and the public be damned.
Who are the groups hiding behind such a high-sounding name? They’re really the Big Oilies, Tobacco, HMO’s, Insurance giants, car manufacturers, financial industry fat cats. Names like GM, Pharma, Chevron, State Farm Insurance, Pfizer, Exxon Mobil, BLue Cross, Countrywide Financial fill up their letterhead. They’ve misnamed this latest fraud on the public the “California Class Action Lawsuit Fairness Act.” The question is: For whom are they supposedly seeking “fairness”? When have they ever been known for trying to protect regular folk? This is certainly not intended to benefit the people of California, that’s for sure. It’s just another effort to protect their profits and their irresponsible behavior in pursuit of those profits. Read Full Article
More on the initiative can be found here.
Posted at 7:41 AM, Jul 23, 2007 in Permalink | Comments (1) | TrackBack (0)
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If State Farm is involved in this "Civil Justice Association" it has to be a scam. I have documentation showing State Farm has committed perjury to the IRS and this perjury allows them (State Farm) to avoid payroll taxes on approximately $3 Billion of annual payroll. In California alone it is approximately $450 Million avoided annually. In addition to this I have documentation showing State Farm to have manufactured evidence in order to try and win a summary judgment. And still more, I have proof that although State Farm has been found to have breached their own contract with their own agents they continue to ignore an appellate court's decision. And now State Farm wants to pretend they are interested in civil justice! It's time to make executives like those at State Farm answer for their actions rather than allow them to protect themselves with some self serving new legislation.
Posted by: Rich Pyorre | July 24, 2007 02:54 PM