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Article: Corporate greed. (effects on society) (President's Page)
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- Trial
- Article date:
- October 1, 2002
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As trial lawyers, we recognize the relationship among corporate accounting scandals, dangerously defective products, and the manufactured "crisis" in medical malpractice insurance. They all stem from the same source--corporate greed that respects few boundaries in the quest for profits.
Too few Americans are aware that civil litigation is a powerful tool for holding corporate interests accountable. It is our job as trial lawyers to expose corporate wrongdoing and indifference. We do it daily in the courtroom as we seek justice for our clients. Now, we need to work harder to get that message to the general public, including the media, who often do not understand ...