Trial Lawyer Playbook™

Across the country, unscrupulous litigators use their “trial lawyer playbook” to exploit countless developments to enrich themselves, often at the expense of those with legitimate claims.

These entrepreneurial law firms gallivant from state to state, seeking out favorable judicial climates and deep pockets.

Everywhere they go, real victims get pennies while their lawyers collect massive sums in legal fees.

What is the Trial Lawyer Playbook?

The trial lawyer playbook is the oil that keeps the mass tort machine running smoothly – and it’s an abuse of our judicial system.

Regardless of the product, the trial lawyer playbook is essentially the same every time.

This type of costly and time-consuming litigation only benefits lawyers who walk away with millions of dollars. Across the country, lawsuit abuse wipes out billions of dollars in economic activity
and increases the costs of everyday goods and services.
The Finance Play
Third-Party Litigation Financing

Third-party investors provide the necessary money up front to initiate these tactics. Litigation financing not only funds lawsuits, it creates them.
Campaign Finance

Plaintiffs’ firms and the trial bar regularly pour massive amounts of money into elections, campaigns, and various trial bar political action committees.
The Advertising Play
They spend millions of dollars on advertising in plaintiff-friendly Judicial Hellholes® in search of potential claimants.
The Junk Science Play
They sometimes partner with so-called experts to provide misleading scientific evidence to support their claims both inside and outside the courtroom.
The American Tort Reform Association is the nation’s first organization dedicated exclusively to reforming the civil justice system through education and legislative enactment.

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