Impact of Crazy Lawsuits and Litigation-Happy Culture on Americans
05 December 2014
Bob Dorigo Jones, Senior Fellow for the Center for America and bestselling author, discusses the 2014 Wacky Warning Label Contest winners, a recent study that quantifies the cost of frivolous litigation to American families, and the length to which companies must go to avoid lawsuits in today's litigation-happy culture.
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