MEDIA ADVISORY February 09, 2010	Contact: Hannah Martone Press Officer 646-839-3313 hmartone@manhattan-institute.org

Online Presentation and Conference Call to Release

New Report: Trial Lawyers Inc.: K Street

Although the trial bar's political clout is well known, a new report to be released by the Manhattan Institute, Trial Lawyers, Inc.: K Street-A Report on the Litigation Lobby, 2010, the latest edition in its Trial Lawyers, Inc. series, shows that the extent of its influence is greater than even many seasoned political observers realize. This report, to be released on February 9th, will answer the following questions:

• How did Trial Lawyer's, Inc prevent tort reform from being included in any of the healthcare bills?
• What is the extent of the plaintiffs' bar political giving to the Democratic Congressional leadership?
• How has the litigation industry parlayed its Congressional clout into an aggressive legislative agenda?
• How is Trial Lawyers, Inc. aggressively pursuing a political agenda at the state level?
• What is the effect of lawsuit abuse on American competitiveness?

Conference Call Information:

Time: 2pm ET
Speakers:

• Senator Jeff Sessions, Ranking Member, Senate Committee on the Judiciary
• Paul Taylor, Chief Counsel for Rep. Lamar Smith, Ranking Member, House Committee on the Judiciary
• James Copland, Director, Center for Legal Policy at the Manhattan Institute and Author of Trial Lawyers, Inc.: K Street
• Victor Schwartz, Partner, Shook, Hardy & Bacon; Co-author, Prosser, Wade & Schwartz's Torts
• Edwin Meese, 75th Attorney General of the United States, Ronald Reagan Distinguished Fellow in Public Policy and Chairman of the Center for Legal and Judicial Studies, Heritage Foundation

Call-in Number: 1-800-214-0745
Passcode: 881708
Online Presentation: https://www.livemeeting.com/cc/vcc/join?id=MW85G2&role=attend&pw=881708
Meeting ID: MW85G2
Meeting Key: 881708

To schedule an interview with the author, Jim Copland, please contact Hannah Martone at (646) 839-3313 or hmartone@manhattan-institute.org.

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