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John Hope Bryant: “Neither he or Kemp are high on my list, but I would say to the gentleman that the people in court are former lawyers…”

On the recordMarch 6, 1995
Neither he or Kemp are high on my list, but I would say to the gentleman that the people in court are former lawyers, the judges are former lawyers. Yes, the judge is most likely a former defense lawyer. They are the ones that come here and say, ``Oh, all of these frivolous lawsuits are being filed.'' Why do not these defense lawyer judges dismiss them under rule 11? Now, the point I am making is this, we have a mechanism for getting rid of frivolous cases. The gentleman from Pennsylvania [Mr. McHale] proposed an amendment to make it more explicit. We thought that was going to be a substitute for your bill. If it was, it would be a good idea. Vote for the Berman amendment and it will be.
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John Hope Bryant
Texas
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Discussing the issue of frivolous lawsuits and proposed amendments during a legislative debate.

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