AJ Calls On U.S. Chamber of Commerce to Halt False, Unfair and Deceptive Advertisements AAJ CALLS ON U.S. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE TO HALT FALSE, UNFAIR AND DECEPTIVE ADVERTISEMENTS: CHAMBER ENGAGING IN “CYNICAL EFFORT TO WEAKEN THE CIVIL JUSTICE SYSTEM” For Immediate Release: May 7, 2007 AAJ Communications 202.965.3500, x369 [email protected] Washington, DC—The American Association for Justice today demanded that the U.S. Chamber of Commerce immediately halt a series of false, unfair and deceptive print and broadcast advertisements promoting its ongoing campaign to weaken the nation’s civil justice system. “By airing and publishing these false, unfair and deceptive ads, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce is misleading the public in a cynical effort to weaken the civil justice system,” said Jon Haber, CEO of the American Association for Justice. “The Chamber and the stations and newspapers must take immediate action and stop airing and publishing them.” The Chamber’s ads, appearing in numerous markets throughout the country, claim that “lawsuit abuse” costs the average American household $3,520 a year, based on a 2006 report by Tillinghast Towers Perrin. However, Russ Sutter, the chief author of the report, says the Chamber’s use of the data is “misleading.” According to an online Wall Street Journal blog:
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