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Where Have the Trial Lawyers Gone?

What Have Personal Injury Trial Lawyers Done?
By: Terrence James Cortelli, Personal Injury Trial Attorney

Big business and the media have conspired to attempt to destroy the image of the American trial lawyer. They have “sold” to the public the image of the trial lawyer as a greedy hustler whose primary goal is to fill his own pocket with money. The “marketing” of this message has been very effective. There is power in the billions of dollars that have been spent in the last decade to defame trial lawyers, their clients, and their cases. The “McDonald’s hot coffee case” is a prime example of the power of money over the truth.

It is no wonder that big business hate lawyers who represent individuals. Trial lawyers have forced manufacturers to put safety before profits.

What have personal injury trial lawyers done?

1. Made almost non-existent death and scarring from flammable children’s pajamas

2.  Reduced dramatically the death of infants from choking on small toys

3.  Made it much more likely that you will survive an automobile crash (Read SUV roll overs, seat belt laws, all of which were precipitated by personal injury lawyers and their courage in taking on big business) 

4.  Forced helmet manufacturers to build better football and motorcycle headgear

5.  Saved the lives of women who were at risk from defective tampons and contraceptive devices

6.  Caused the installation of backup beepers on trucks

7.  Have eliminated “killer” swimming pool drains whose suction was so powerful that it drowned children

8.  Forced the tobacco industry to surrender

9. And for New Yorkers, put the onus on employers and big time property developers for ensuring that construction workers are provided with a safe work environment.