NEWS ADVISORY

PRESIDENT BUSH CALLS ON SILICON VALLEY ACTIVIST

TO DISCUSS CLASS ACTION REFORM

SAN JOSE, Calif. —-  President George W. Bush met today with Don Wolfe, former Mayor of Saratoga and current president of Silicon Valley Citizens Against Lawsuit Abuse, at the White House to discuss the problem of class action abuse and the need for reform.

Wolfe was invited to speak with the President because of his first-hand experience with abusive class actions.  In the late 1990’s, Wolfe was named as a class member in a lawsuit against a computer manufacturer.  At issue was the size of the monitor screens.  Wolfe received a coupon for $6, while the lawyers in the case received $5.8 million.

“I didn’t ask to be involved in the suit, and I certainly wasn’t harmed, yet the system allowed these lawyers, who I never hired, to file suit in my name and walk away with millions of dollars in fees,” Wolfe said.  “The system is out of control and needs to be fixed.”

According to a White House press release, President Bush is calling on Congress to pass legal reforms that will return justice to the truly injured with class action reform, curb lawsuit abuse with needed medical liability reform and aid asbestos victims with a fair system and long term solution. 

MR. WOLFE IS AVAILABLE FOR INTERVIEWS TO DISCUSS HIS PERSPECTIVES ON THE PRESIDENT’S LEGAL REFORM AGENDA BY CALLING 408-975-0820 (office) OR 408-857-2444 (mobile).