... Lawsuit abuse is a major problem in our society and an enormous drain on the U.S. economy. In the last 20 years alone, tort fillings have risen 60 percent. There is a tremendous need to reform America's tort system because it is currently not working. While some progress has been made on legislative tort reform, there is still a great need for more. In 1994, there were over 815,000 new tort cases filed-that's a new case every thirty-nine seconds. It comes as no surprise that last year, all persons suing, including victims with legitimate injury cases, were forced to wait an average of 65 months to go to trial- 15 months longer than in 1990. Because the courts are over crowded with frivolous liability lawsuits, those with legitimate cases are forced to wait years. Lawsuit liability abuse is strangling the American justice system because all of the courts are clogged ...

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