Senate Judiciary and Labor Committee Schedules Vote for Personal Injury Trust...
The Senate Judiciary and Labor Committee has scheduled an executive session on Wednesday, October 9 to vote on AB 19/SB 13, Personal Injury Trust Claims Transparency. The purpose of this bill is to...
View ArticleWCJC Applauds Wisconsin Senate for Passing Pro-Business, Transparency...
On Tuesday, Oct. 8, the Wisconsin Senate passed Assembly Bill 27, which provides transparency when the State of Wisconsin hires private plaintiff attorneys’ on a contingency fee basis. The bill passed...
View ArticleWisconsin Reforms Draw National Attention
On Tuesday, Oct. 8, the Wisconsin Senate passed AB 27, Transparency in Private Attorney Contracting (TIPAC), on a bipartisan vote, 23-10 (five Democrats joined all 18 Republicans). The U.S. Chamber...
View ArticleWisconsin Civil Justice Council Receives Outstanding Organization Award
The Wisconsin Civil Justice Council has gained national recognition for its role in passing sweeping legal reforms in 2011 and its continued commitment to combating lawsuit abuse. Members of WCJC and...
View ArticleWisconsin Businesses Support AB 19/SB 13, Personal Injury Trusts
The Wisconsin business community supports AB 19/SB 13, providing transparency in personal injury trusts. The Wisconsin Civil Justice Council respectfully requests that the Senate schedule and pass the...
View ArticleMore Transparency Needed in Asbestos Lawsuits
Christian Schneider’s most recent piece in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel exposes the questionable legal action Congresswoman Carolyn McCarthy (D-N.Y.) is taking to seek remedy for her lung cancer –...
View ArticleAsbestos House Cleanup
The U.S. House of Representatives is voting today on the bi-partisan Furthering Asbestos Claim Transparency (FACT) Act, which would require asbestos trust claimants to disclose certain information...
View ArticleRadio Host Exposes Myths and Mischaracterizations of Asbestos Trust Legislation
Popular Wisconsin radio personality Vicki McKenna hosted Brian Sikma from Media Trackers for a discussion of the twisted lies opponents of AB 19/SB 13 are using to try and defeat the legislation. Start...
View ArticleATRA Fall Conference to Highlight Wisconsin Reforms
The Wisconsin Civil Justice Council has been the vanguard of the civil justice reform movement in Wisconsin since its 2009 formation. The many reforms championed by WCJC over the past three years will...
View ArticleBill Protects Wisconsin Businesses in Asbestos Lawsuits
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel has published an opinion piece by WCJC officers Bill G. Smith and Scott Manley explaining why SB 13/AB 19, which provides transparency and prevents fraud in lawsuits...
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