[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 15]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 22099]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



               TRIBUTE TO CITIZENS AGAINST LAWSUIT ABUSE

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                         HON. BRIAN P. BILBRAY

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                      Tuesday, September 21, 1999

  Mr. BILBRAY. Mr. Speaker, on behalf of California's 49th 
Congressional District, I would like to recognize the efforts of the 
6,700 members of San Diego's Citizens Against Lawsuit Abuse 
organization in promoting California's fourth ``Lawsuit Abuse Awareness 
Week'' from September 20-24, 1999.
  Citizens Against Lawsuit Abuse (CALA) is a respected and effective 
organization that works to educate consumers about the human and 
financial costs associated with frivolous lawsuits. This organization 
has led successful efforts to protect MICRA (the Medical Injury 
Compensation Reform Act) in the State of California, to limit the 
liability of Y2K lawsuits, and to inform the public of the true threats 
of lawsuit abuse which burden our local economy.
  CALA in San Diego is recognized locally for their distinctive 
billboard signs, ``Gavel of Justice'' cable network program, and for 
providing crucial educational information exposing the true financial 
effects that lawsuits have upon each and every one of us--in the 
pocketbook through higher insurance and medical charges.
  I support CALA in their efforts to secure support for civil justice 
reform. I have been delighted to work with CALA in the past, and look 
forward to working with them in the future.
  Mr. Speaker, CALA should be commended during this important ``Lawsuit 
Abuse Awareness Week''.

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