What could have the American Tort Reform Association (ATRA) quaking in their boots more than a judicial "hellhole"? Civil justice preserved, an independent judiciary, what could it possibly be?
How about a new t.v. show on ABC. The show is called "Eli Stone" and its about a corporate attorney who begins having visions of 80's pop sensation George Michael. From these visions, the lead character has a revelation that his new purpose in life is to help ordinary people. Thus, he begins a quest to assist regular folks by taking on the powerful corps he once defended.
Here is an excerpt from the Baltimore Sun's blog about ATRA's concern over the show:
This does not sit well with the American Tort Reform Association. It, along with the American Academy of Pediatrics, is complaining that a plot line in the show - Stone represents a mother who believes a vaccine caused her child to become autistic - is misleading. In a statement, yesterday, the association's president, Sherman "Tiger" Joyce, said the show has the "potential to scare millions of parents away from having their children properly vaccinated against dangerous diseases."
Check out the entire article here.
Seriously ATRA?
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