California Legislature Is Just A Rent-Seeking Body for Litigation Attorneys
















  1. ErikEssig:

    California sounds like a nightmare. And I'm in NY, known for years as a trial lawyer haven.

  2. jdgalt:

    I would think the Federal Arbitration Act would trump any state-level ban.

  3. me:

    Well, if it were just Cali, we wouldn't have such a problem. The real issue is that 99% of all existing law in the US is an outcome of aggressive lobbying to create more opportunity for rent seeking. And hence, trouble.

  4. irandom419:

    If an employer wants to treat you like !@#$, then move on to another job. The dems have created an incredible economy with loads of opportunities. It's almost like their current job is so valuable, they need to keep it at all costs which would be non-sense.

  5. Tom Lindmark:

    The only issue I would take with your post is its California specific nature. Seems like attorney rent seeking is a nationwide problem up to and including the US Congress.

  6. brandonberg:

    Did you report the lawyer's misconduct to the bar association? That has to violate some kind of conflict-of-interest regulations.

  7. David in Michigan:

    Like commenter Tom Lindmark, I'm not certain why you're identifying only California as having this problem, unless you're just saying that it is more out in the open there. I assure you litigation lawyers are a nationwide problem and they will oppose ANYTHING that interferes with their gravy train. Here in Michigan there are no less (and usually more) than 5 commercials per hour! for lawyers whoring themselves and services on television....... dog bites, slips and falls, auto accidents, social security disability, employment injustice, mesothelioma, bad drugs (pharmaceutical companies), the list of possibilities is apparently endless. Their main point is always the same, free money for thee and me.

  8. sch:

    Sounds like a (non-employment related) suit I was involved in (Southern state) in which after 3 yrs my co-defendent offered the
    plaintiff attorney 'expense money' (ca $40k IIRC) which was paid. They were chagrined ~6 months later when in a pre-trial
    hearing the judge made a summary judgement in favor of the defense. Of course defense ran upwards of $100k.