Roscoe Bartlett: “I commend the Members of the Western Maryland Citizens Against Lawsuit Abuse [WMCALA] for joining thousands of…”

“I commend the Members of the Western Maryland Citizens Against Lawsuit Abuse [WMCALA] for joining thousands of Marylanders in declaring this week of September 21 through September 28 Lawsuit Abuse Awareness Week. This group points out that we all pay for outrageous punitive damages and settlements from excessive and frivolous lawsuits. They note that this results in higher prices on goods and services, higher prices for medical care and equipment, loss of safety improvements or product innovations for fear of lawsuits, jobs lost, and businesses forced to close to pay judgments. Congress passed comprehensive legal reform and product liability reform. President Clinton vetoed both. We are all paying a heavy price for the $2.5 million in contributions from trial lawyers to President Clinton's 1996 campaign. We commend Western Maryland Citizens Against Lawsuit Abuse.”