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March 26, 2000, Sunday, Late Edition - Final
SECTION: Section 4; Page 16; Column
1; Editorial Desk
LENGTH: 150 words
HEADLINE: Tort Reform
BODY:
To the Editor:
The interests of
the average American can get lost when discussing the battle between big
business and trial lawyers over tort "reform" (front page, March 23).
Our civil justice system is the one place where poor or vulnerable
citizens can challenge corporate misconduct and force changes in corporate
behavior. Without trial lawyers, these cases could never be brought. Tort
reforms are being enacted around the country because the corporate world uses
its vast financial resources to publicly demonize lawyers who represent
consumers. Take away these legal rights, and trial lawyers will find some other
way to make a living. But it is our fundamental right to hold corporate
wrongdoers accountable that will be lost.
JOANNE DOROSHOW
New
York, March 23, 2000
The writer is executive director of Citizens
for Corporate Accountability and Individual Rights. http://www.nytimes.com
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