Who Really Speaks for Consumers in the Arbitration Debate?

Institute for Legal Reform ^ | 8/28/2009 | Lisa Rickard

[MrLegalReform]

For arbitration’s opponents, ensuring that consumers can go to court is not the end goal. It is actually the first step of a two-step dance at the plaintiffs’ lawyer prom.

The second step is to allow these consumer cases to become large class actions—the kind that are famous for making a relatively few plaintiffs’ lawyers rich while giving the consumer masses pennies on the dollar, or even coupons, for their trouble.

[MrLegalReform]

So not only are the Dems avoiding tort reform in the health care debate, they're also hard at work ensuring the trial lawyers can file MORE class action lawsuits. Why doesn't that come as a surprise?