Torts/Personal Injury
Sep. 17, 2025
Short memories and bad optics: The coming tort reform challenge
Corporate campaigns targeting a few flashy or unscrupulous plaintiff lawyers are being used to discredit the civil justice system, fuel tort reform, and limit access to justice, making it crucial for the plaintiffs' bar to maintain accountability, credibility, and vigilance before it's too late.
Brian S. Kabateck
Founding and Managing Partner
Kabateck LLP
Consumer rights
633 W. Fifth Street Suite 3200
Los Angeles , CA 90071
Phone: (213) 217-5000
Email: bsk@kbklawyers.com
Brian represents plaintiffs in personal injury, mass torts litigation, class actions, insurance bad faith, insurance litigation and commercial contingency litigation. He is a former president of Consumer Attorneys of California.
Shant A. Karnikian
Managing Partner and Trial Attorney
Kabateck LLP
Phone: (213) 217-5000
Email: sk@kbklawyers.com
Loyola Law School
Shant A. Karnikian is a Managing Partner and trial attorney with Kabateck LLP. His practice focuses on insurance bad faith, catastrophic personal injury, and consumer class actions.
There's been a lot of noise lately about Uber going after certain billboard PI lawyers or mass-marketing law firms, accusing them of fraudulent practices in connection with accident claims. Let's be clear -- Uber's not doing this out of civic virtue. This is not about protecting consumers or defending the integrity of the legal system. This is a PR move by a massive corporation that would love nothing more than to discredit the civil justice system entirely and reduce its own...
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