Written by Matt Levine Full Piece in Bloomberg Two things that Americans, and Money Stuff, love are financial capitalism and litigation. An important mechanism of American life is that, if someone does something bad to you, that automatically creates an asset: If I punch you in the face, or post mean things about you on the internet,…

Read in POLITICO A new independent-expenditure group, Protecting American Consumers Together, is expanding its operations into California to target what it calls “predatory personal injury practices” as it advocates for tort reform in Sacramento. The group told Playbook it’s pouring at least $1 million into a cheeky ad campaign in California, which is designed to…

Full Op-Ed in the Arizona Capitol Times By David Gowan During my tenure at the Arizona legislature and my time as Speaker of the House, I saw firsthand how a thriving economy can provide opportunities for everyone, from our families to local businesses. But today, that economic landscape is increasingly threatened by a hidden crisis…

Full Story on Insurance Rate Review. Protecting American Consumers Together (PACT) has announced the launch of a seven-figure advertising campaign in Georgia aimed at supporting legal reforms to address lawsuit abuse. The initiative, funded by Uber, was detailed in a press release on January 29. According to PACT, the organization is embarking on a nationwide…

Full story in Forbes. South Carolina has been among the most successful states recently in attracting individuals, families, and employers from other states. In fact, last year the Palmetto State’s population grew faster than all 49 other states. State lawmakers in South Carolina and Governor Henry McMaster (R) aren’t letting their state’s documented attractiveness to…

Full Story in Dome Politics. Protecting Americans Consumers Together (PACT) is a legal reform advocacy group that is looking to make the legal system more affordable, accessible, and transparent for everyday Americans. Lauren Zelt, PACT’s Executive Director, spoke to Dome Politics regarding the advocacy group’s mission concerning legal (especially “tort”) reform. These reforms, PACT believes, will save…

Full Story in Dome Politics. Addressing legal reform has been top of mind for Governor Brian Kemp (R-GA), as he mentioned during his State of the State Address in January, and the latest poll from Protecting American Consumers Together (PACT) details this desire for change. “Tort” reform, as it has been referred to, has been a legislative…

Full Story in The Newnan Times-Herald. … The American Tort Reform Foundation has regularly ranked Georgia as one of the country’s number one “judicial hellholes,” and it is easy to see why. “Lawsuit abuse and excessive tort costs wipe out billions of dollars of economic activity annually. Georgia residents pay a ‘tort tax’ of $1,213.80…

Full Story in the Rome News-Tribune As more carriers quit offering policies in a certain market, insurance premiums rise for the businesses in that community. Kemp highlighted one example, Waffle House’s struggles to find affordable insurance in Georgia, in his State of the State address last month. Without a robust market of insurers offering liability…