• Report: California’s ‘Lawsuit Abuse’ Problem Is Costing the State $101.2 Billion in Economic Output and More Than 850,000 Jobs Annually

    California has a lawsuit abuse problem, and a new report puts a staggering price tag on it. According to a report released by Citizens Against Lawsuit Abuse, lawsuit abuse is costing California $101.2 billion in lost economic…


  • Court Documents: Plaintiff Claiming Debilitating Back Injuries Caught on Surveillance Lifting Boxes, Operating Forklifts, and Working Full Shifts

    A personal injury lawsuit filed in Kings County Supreme Court offers a window into the kind of case that drives up costs for every New Yorker, and raises serious questions about the integrity of the personal injury…


  • His Settlement Was Stolen—By His Own Lawyer

    Aubrey Hunter was in a courtroom, on the stand to testify against his attorney, when he found out exactly how much money he was supposed to get. It was $557,000. Life-changing money. And he never received it.…


  • Allegations of Fraud and Coercion Emerge in $4 Billion L.A. Sex Abuse Settlement

    New reporting from the Los Angeles Times is raising serious questions about the integrity of claims in Los Angeles County’s $4 billion sex abuse settlement after a man says he was included as a plaintiff in a…


  • ​​Manufacturing Lawsuits: New Orleans Attorneys Convicted in Massive Staged Crash Scheme

    Last week, a federal jury in New Orleans delivered a sweeping conviction in what prosecutors described as a brazen and highly coordinated fraud operation involving “hundreds of pre-planned collisions with 18-wheelers and filing lawsuits for scores of…


  • Texas Case Raises New Questions About Patient Data and Litigation

    A Texas-based health technology company has admitted in court that it accessed patient medical records and provided them to law firms—raising new concerns about how sensitive health data is being used in the legal system. According to…


  • PACT Polling Summary — Lawsuit Reform & Cost of Living 

    The Bottom Line Over the course of ten polls conducted between February 2025 and February 2026, Protecting American Consumers Together (PACT) has assembled one of the most comprehensive and consistent bodies of public opinion research on lawsuit…


  • Court Documents: Racketeering Lawsuit Alleges Michigan Clinics Conducted A “Coordinated Billing Operation” Designed To Exploit The State’s No-Fault Auto Insurance System.

    A network of Michigan medical providers is being accused of running a coordinated billing operation designed to exploit the state’s no-fault auto insurance system, according to a newly filed lawsuit reported in Law360.  According to the complaint,…


  • California City Manager Warns Rising Liability Costs Are Unsustainable

    Cities across California are increasingly warning that rising litigation costs are putting serious pressure on municipal budgets. In Fairfield, California, city officials say liability insurance, coverage that helps governments pay legal costs and damages if they are…


  • New Orleans Trial Reveals The Plaintiff Recruitment Scheme Driving Up Your Insurance Bill

    A federal fraud trial in New Orleans, LA has delivered a rare look inside the organized networks that manufacture personal injury lawsuits, and the testimony is damning. A cooperating witness described, under oath, a scheme in which…