Follow the money: big business funnels millions through seemingly benevolent organizations to fund tort 'reform' efforts. These groups' motives are anything but benign.

Trial, July, 2004 by Ratcliff, David

In an age when corporate accounting scandals have taken center stage, and the most talked-about litigation involves such Fortune 500 firms as Firestone, Exxon, and McDonald's, it is easy to see the fight over the civil justice system as pitting trial lawyers against big business. Lawsuits have indeed targeted misdeeds by corporations, and corporations have poured billions into the political system. But the reality goes far beyond this simplistic characterization.

While companies are often happy to take credit for donations to politicians and their parties, the average CEO is reluctant to have the corporate name attached to what some might perceive as attempts to restrict consumer rights. But many groups are willing to pursue this agenda for them.

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