Attorney Jamie Anzalone, President of the Northeastern PA Trial Lawyers, presented the annual NEPATLA Champion of Justice Award to Attorney Dave Pedri, former Luzerne County Manager, at the association's recent Golf Outing. The award was given to Pedri for his "exemplary leadership as Luzerne County Manager, preserving access to the courts during the COVID-19 pandemic, and spearheading the long-awaited restoration of the historic Luzerne County Courthouse." The award is given annually to someone in the community who stands up for average citizens and fights to make sure everyone has equal access to justice.
We had a great Annual Golf Outing at Fox Hill Country Club!! Good to get together in person with everyone again!
Greg Abbott, the governor of Texas, was formerly best known as the man who took advantage of the tort laws to set himself up financially for the rest of his life. It began when he got hit by a limb that snapped off a large oak tree. He successfully sued the homeowner and the tree doctor who had cared for the tree. A 2013 report in the Dallas Morning News says that a settlement of the lawsuit had, as of that date, paid him $6 million and continued to provide him with a six-figure annual income that he will receive for the rest of his life. Having secured his own financial future, Abbott now advocates for tort reform so other Texans cannot obtain such exaggerated benefits from injuries they suffer.
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When men drink, then they are rich and successful and win lawsuits and are happy and help their friends. – Aristophanes, Knights, 424 b.c. Greg Abbott, the governor of Texas, was formerly best known...