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Fast Facts
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Lawsuit costs passed on to consumers add up
to nearly $809 per year for every person in America today.
[Source: Tillinghast-Towers Perrin
U.S. Tort Costs: 2003 Update.
Trends and Findings on the U.S. Tort System, December, 2003]
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At current levels, U.S. tort
costs are equivalent to a 5% tax on wages. [Source: Tillinghast-Towers
Perrin
U.S. Tort Costs: 2003 Update.
Trends and Findings on the U.S. Tort System, December, 2003]
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If the earnings of trial
lawyers were combined, they would amass 50% more than Microsoft or
Intel and twice that of Coca-Cola [Source: Trial Lawyers, Inc.,
A Report on the Lawsuit Industry in America, 2003]
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1.5 million lawsuits were filed in
California in 2002. [Source: 2003 Court Statistics Report by the
Judicial Council of California ]
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Lawsuits cost San Diego taxpayers
$3 million in 2002 as the City of San Diego was forced to defend
itself against claims. [Source: Office of the City Attorney of
San Diego]
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California school districts spend $80 million annually to defend,
inure, and pay for tort and other liability claims. [Source:
Cal-Tax Digest, “Local Government Liability: A Major Cost and
Exposure,” February 1999]
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California has dropped from 39th
to 44th on the list of small-business friendly states
due in part to its litigation environment according to a study
compiled by the Small Business Survival Committee [Source:
Orange County Register, August 13, 2001]
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