On Aug. 27 we said we hoped Arnold Schwarzenegger would tell us where he stood on s. 17200, the state’s abuse-ridden business practices act. Now his campaign has published its official agenda, and not only is “End the Litigation Lottery” Plank #3 in “Arnold’s Five Point Plan for Economic Recovery”, but reform of s. 17200 is the first specific to be listed, along with reform of employment litigation and specifically age discrimination law (California accords more liberal treatment to such claims than does federal law). “California’s runaway litigation system has become a trial lawyer’s paradise — encouraging frivolous lawsuits and outrageous settlements that are bleeding money from businesses while driving the cost of virtually everything higher for average consumers.” (Californians for Schwarzenegger, “Agenda”, undated).
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