Lawsuit Culture

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By Trish Anderton on Wednesday, March 27, 2002.
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Americans have often rolled their eyes over frivolous lawsuits. Now there�s a movement afoot to create a less litigious culture. Trish�s guests are Philip K. Howard, attorney and author of �The Collapse of the Common Good: How America�s Lawsuit Culture Undermines Our Freedom,� www.randomhouse.com , and Kimberly Kirkland, president-elect of the New Hampshire Trial Lawyers Association www.nhtla.org and professor of law at Franklin Pierce Law Center.

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