Issue Position: Lawsuit Reform

Issue Position

America is the only western industrialized country where you can sue someone, and if you lose you do not have to pay the other side's costs. This is critically important for us to fix because lawsuits can be filed against a project or development with little or no downside, and because of the overburdened judiciary, these strategic lawsuits can take years to resolve. Since there is no deterrent to filing these frivolous claims, any one individual can stop a project that could benefit an entire community. The prospect of paying for your opponent's legal fees, if you lose, will deter these lawsuits, and allow for these beneficial projects to go forward.

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