WATCHDOG GROUP TO MONITOR LAWMAKERS,COURTS,AND THE MEDIA
| By Colorado Citizens for Accountability - Dec 30th, 2005 at 12:21 pm EST |
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Categories: Effective & Ethical Government, Consumer and Worker Protection, Media Accountability, Corporate Accountability / Workers' Rights
Categories: Effective & Ethical Government, Consumer and Worker Protection, Media Accountability, Corporate Accountability / Workers' Rights
TO ALL THAT CARE ABOUT OUR CIVIL JUSTICE SYSTEM
HELP US HELP YOU
COME AND SHOW YOUR SUPPORT!!
For Immediate Release:
Press Conference:
Where: Starz Film Center, 900 Aurraria Pkwy., Denver 80217
When: January 13, 2005, 3:00
Contacts: Patty Skolnik, 720-489-0336
Barry Bortnick, 303-995-7269
Wayne Ewing, 970-963-8700
Link
Denver- A new public watchdog group. Colorado Citizens for Accountability, will unveil an aggressive public awareness campaign, January 13th during a press conference at the Starz Film Center.
The Colorado Citzens for Accountability grassroots organization will serve as a watchdog group for those who have suffered catastrophic losses from medical errors, been injured at the hands of careless drivers, or treated unfairly by insurance companies.
CCA foundeer, Patricia Skolnik, said volunteer advocates will become a public force for the voiceless.
"We're going to keep a close watch on the civil justice system, the Legislature, the media and the insurance industry," Skolnik said. "We will make sure that people who end up brain damaged, mangled or dead by medical errors are not forgotten."
Nationally, more than 100,000 people perish each year from hospital mistakes.
"For the victims of medical malpractice, that's like a jumbo jet crashing every day for a year, killing everyone on board," Skolnik said. "Our friends and family members are buried one at a time, without a word from the press or an apology from those responsible. Instead, all we hear are the sounds of weeping from the families left behind."
Each year, thousands of Colorado citizens are hurt or killed by unsafe pharmaceuticals and other products. Meanwhile, insurance companies unfairly raise rates, refuse to pay for care and charge more for less.
CCA volunteers will be at the state Legislature during the upcoming session to ensure lawmakers protect the rights of individuals and families within the civil justice system.
CCA volunters will also attend civil trials to help protect the rights of families and give support. In addition, CCA will monitor media reports about civil justice, and also keep tabs on the insurance industry.
"We're going to be very vocal in the coming years," Skolnik said. "I won't sit by in silence and watch a well-organized and well-funded assault on the civil justice system by companies with money and power."
Skolnik conceived of CCA last year after her son, Michael, died from a series of medical mistakes.
CCA's press event coincides with the Jan. 13th release of two new documentary films that expose the stunning truth behind the Tort Reform movement. The films, "Benched" and "The Last Campaign," produced and directed by acclaimed Aspen filmmaker, Wayne Ewing, explain how multi-national corporations spend millions to control the civil court system in America.
HELP US HELP YOU
COME AND SHOW YOUR SUPPORT!!
For Immediate Release:
Press Conference:
Where: Starz Film Center, 900 Aurraria Pkwy., Denver 80217
When: January 13, 2005, 3:00
Contacts: Patty Skolnik, 720-489-0336
Barry Bortnick, 303-995-7269
Wayne Ewing, 970-963-8700
Link
Denver- A new public watchdog group. Colorado Citizens for Accountability, will unveil an aggressive public awareness campaign, January 13th during a press conference at the Starz Film Center.
The Colorado Citzens for Accountability grassroots organization will serve as a watchdog group for those who have suffered catastrophic losses from medical errors, been injured at the hands of careless drivers, or treated unfairly by insurance companies.
CCA foundeer, Patricia Skolnik, said volunteer advocates will become a public force for the voiceless.
"We're going to keep a close watch on the civil justice system, the Legislature, the media and the insurance industry," Skolnik said. "We will make sure that people who end up brain damaged, mangled or dead by medical errors are not forgotten."
Nationally, more than 100,000 people perish each year from hospital mistakes.
"For the victims of medical malpractice, that's like a jumbo jet crashing every day for a year, killing everyone on board," Skolnik said. "Our friends and family members are buried one at a time, without a word from the press or an apology from those responsible. Instead, all we hear are the sounds of weeping from the families left behind."
Each year, thousands of Colorado citizens are hurt or killed by unsafe pharmaceuticals and other products. Meanwhile, insurance companies unfairly raise rates, refuse to pay for care and charge more for less.
CCA volunteers will be at the state Legislature during the upcoming session to ensure lawmakers protect the rights of individuals and families within the civil justice system.
CCA volunters will also attend civil trials to help protect the rights of families and give support. In addition, CCA will monitor media reports about civil justice, and also keep tabs on the insurance industry.
"We're going to be very vocal in the coming years," Skolnik said. "I won't sit by in silence and watch a well-organized and well-funded assault on the civil justice system by companies with money and power."
Skolnik conceived of CCA last year after her son, Michael, died from a series of medical mistakes.
CCA's press event coincides with the Jan. 13th release of two new documentary films that expose the stunning truth behind the Tort Reform movement. The films, "Benched" and "The Last Campaign," produced and directed by acclaimed Aspen filmmaker, Wayne Ewing, explain how multi-national corporations spend millions to control the civil court system in America.
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