Minnesotans Against Fraud and Higher Insurance Costs

Minnesota personal injury lawyers are backing self-serving legislation that, if passed, will allow double lawsuits and open the floodgates to more lawsuit fraud claims and more frivolous lawsuits. The result of these Double Lawsuit Bills will be higher rates for all types of insurance and higher costs for goods and services for virtually all Minnesota consumers. The only winners will be the trial lawyers who stand to make millions.

That is why a broad-based coalition of Minnesota consumers, businesses and civic groups are joining together to oppose these ill-conceived, Double Lawsuit Bills Double Lawsuit Bills. Minnesotans Against Fraud and Higher Insurance Costs understands that the ability to simply threaten multiple lawsuits for a single event will give lawyers profound leverage in forcing settlements and will force Minnesota consumers and businesses to bear the costs through higher insurance premiums for virtually ALL types of insurance including homeowners, auto, general liability, etc. The best way to stop these lawyer-sponsored laws from taking effect is to join the chorus of opposition and demand that legislators protect consumers against fraud and higher insurance costs .

Q: How will these Double Lawsuit Bills impact our local economy?

A: Local governments, public safety, education and small businesses, such as restaurants, would all be negatively affected by these Double Lawsuit Bills.

Local Government: Local government revenues, used for such programs as education, public safety, libraries and transportation will be diverted in order to pay the higher insurance premiums. Local governments might be forced to scale back precious public services or public facilities when the cost of insuring these functions becomes cost prohibitive.

Public Safety: If these self-serving laws are enacted, local fire and police departments could lose vital tax dollars for things such as training programs and safety equipment. Supplemental insurance costs for such things as high-speed chases and police and fire vehicles will increase spending but decrease those funds available to public safety programs.

Education: Schools that purchase supplemental insurance policies for sports programs, off-campus activities and school vehicles will be forced to use revenues that would otherwise go to students. This would reduce funds available to school children and likely reduce activities available to them.

Small Businesses: Whether or not a patron ever slips and falls, or a restaurant guest gets food poisoning, restaurants and other businesses will still be paying much higher insurance premiums if these Double Lawsuit Bills are enacted. Businesses will either be forced to absorb these added costs and suffer losses, or pass these costs onto the prices we pay for goods and services.

Q: What can I do to help stop these Double Lawsuit Bills?

A: The most important step in stopping these Double Lawsuit Bills from being passed is to send a strong message to the Legislature that consumers deserve to be protected from fraud, higher insurance costs and frivolous lawsuits. You can help by registering with our website at www.nohigherrates.com or contacting:

Minnesotans Against Fraud and Higher Insurance Costs
P.O. Box 14177
St. Paul, Minnesota 55114
1-888-343-0725
info@nohigherrates.com