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Bob Dorigo Jones, Senior Fellow

Bob Dorigo Jones: Reform Message for America

Bob Dorigo Jones Bob Dorigo Jones, the Senior Fellow for the Foundation for Fair Civil Justice, is the author of the bestselling Remove Child Before Folding, The 101 Stupidest, Silliest and Wackiest Warning Labels Ever.  He is the host of a new national radio/Internet commentary, “Let’s Be Fair,” through which he shares important stories about the impact of crazy lawsuits and a litigation-happy culture on our communities and families.

Bob has overseen high-profile programs calling attention to the absurdity of lawsuit abuse, including the internationally profiled annual Wacky Warning Labels Contest. He has appeared on dozens of national and international TV and radio programs, including NBC Nightly News, ABC News’ 20/20, BBC WorldNews, FOX News, and CNBC.

Bob, who served as president of Michigan Lawsuit Abuse Watch (M-LAW), a Foundation for Fair Civil Justice partner organization, has focused for nearly two decades on educating the public about how families, communities, and job providers are hurt by out-of-control lawsuit abuse.

Prior to joining FFCJ and M-LAW, he served on the staff of the Michigan House of Representatives. He received a B.A. in economics and political philosophy from James Madison College at Michigan State University.

Bob is available for media interviews, debates and speeches.  Contact Bob at bob@wackywarnings.com.

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Wacky Warning Labels Video

2009 Winners of the Wacky Warning Label Contest have been announced. Now in its 12th year, the internationally known contest is sponsored by the Foundation for Fair Civil Justice. Millions of people around the world are reading stories or watching television news reports about the contest and laugh at how silly the warning labels are.
08.28.09 2009 Winners of the Wacky Warning Label Contest have been announced. Now in its 12th year, the internationally…

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Let's Be Fair: National Radio Commentary by Bob Dorigo Jones


03.08.10 Let’s Be Fair # 30, Lincoln’s Common Sense Listen
Lincoln’s Common Sense about Lawsuits
02.26.10 Let’s Be Fair #29, Schools and Lawsuits Listen
Schools forced to make bad choices based on lawsuits.
02.19.10 Let’s Be Fair #28, Wacky Warning Labels Contest Listen
Wacky Warning Labels Contest – 2010
02.16.10 Let’s Be Fair #27, Blizzard Listen
“Blizzard” – campaign contributions by plaintiff lawyers stacking deck against Americans
02.06.10 Let’s Be Fair #26, Fewer Doctors, Shorter Hours Listen
Study: Fewer doctors, shorter hours per lawsuit threat.
01.31.10 Let’s Be Fair #25, Little Leagues and Lawsuits Listen
Little Leagues and lawsuits – quality of life in jeopardy.
01.23.10 Let’s Be Fair #24, Aluminum Baseball Bats Listen
Aluminum baseball bats: Another lawsuit swipe at quality of life.
01.16.10 Let’s Be Fair #23, Judicial Hellholes Listen
Judicial Hellholes – annual report points to dangers of judicial misconduct and public confidence
01.08.10 Let’s Be Fair #22, Turn it Down! Listen
Turn it Down! Frivolous lawsuit against Apple dismissed, but costs mount for consumers
01.03.10 Let’s Be Fair #21, Charities in Winter Listen
Charities in Winter: Dangers Created by Fear of Lawsuits
12.18.09 Let’s Be Fair #20, Girl Scouts Listen
32,000 Girl Scout cookies – that’s how many boxes must be sold to pay for liability lawsuit protection in one city alone…a capstone on the holiday season lawsuit series.
12.12.09 Let’s Be Fair #19, Love Thy Neighbor? The Lawsuit Golden Rule Listen
How charities are becoming the target of lawsuits, and the tremendous cost to society as a result.
12.05.09 Let’s Be Fair #18, Holiday Charities Listen
Holiday charities take a huge hit becuase of the fear of lawsuits.
11.30.09 Let’s Be Fair #17, Wacky Warning Labels Listen
The famous annual contest brings to light the absurd requirements in a lawsuit-happy culture.
11.30.09 Let’s Be Fair #16, Loser Pays, part 2 Listen
If you sue and lose, you should pay the costs. Alaska sets the example for the rest of the U.S.
11.13.09 Let’s Be Fair #15: Loser Pays Listen
Loser Pays: Why should predatory lawsuits always cost defendants?
11.11.09 Let’s Be Fair #14: Sue City Listen
Sue City: NYC and across U.S., taxpayers are on the hook for lawsuit abuse.
11.01.09 Let’s Be Fair #13 Listen
Taxpayers pay big when local governments are targets of abusive lawsuits.
10.26.09 Let’s Be Fair #12, Vaccines Save Lives Listen
Vaccines Save Lives, Need Protection from Abusive Lawsuits
10.16.09 Let’s Be Fair #11, Safe Medicine Listen
Defending Life-Saving Medical Devices from Lawsuits (FDA-Approved)

Bob in the Media


10.08.09 Bob Dorigo Jones on the Lars Larson Show Listen
FFCJ's Bob Dorigo Jones - host of the Let's Be Fair Commentaries - joins host Lars Larson on the Lars Larson show.
09.07.09 Bob Dorigo Jones Interviewed on CFIF’s “Freedomcast” Listen
Recently, Bob Dorigo Jones, bestselling author, founder of the Wacky Warning Label Contest and spokesman for the Foundation for Fair Civil Justice (FFCJ), joined Center for Individual Freedom's Renee Giachino to discuss the need for legal reform, as well as the FFCJ Video on "Rule of Law" vs. "Judicial Activism" airing this month on PBS.

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Obama’s Tort Reform: A Tale of Two States

Bob Dorigo Jones (read his bio here)

President Obama’s promise to conduct “demonstration projects” to determine whether medical liability and tort reform will work is a day late and many billions of dollars short.  Key states already tell the tale about what works.

Employers pay up to twice the cost for health insurance and health-related services in states that have expansive medical liability laws than they do in states where medical liability reform has been enacted. 

There is a clear linkage between the cost of health care in a state and the nature of the state’s medical liability laws.



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Wacky Warning Labels 2009 Winners Announced

2009 Winners of the Wacky Warning Label Contest have been announced! Now in its 12th year, the internationally known contest is sponsored by the Foundation for Fair Civil Justice. Millions of people around the world are reading stories or watching television news reports about the contest and laugh at how silly the warning labels are. Watch a 2 minute video with this year’s winner, and read more about America’s out-of-whack system of civil justice.


FFCJ | Forbes.com Spotlights FFCJ’s Legal Liability Toolkit Tutorials

Without waiting for legislation to end lawsuit abuses‚ FFCJ is helping business and nonprofits to avoid mistakes that attract lawsuits.  Each of the five free online Legal Liability Toolkit Tutorials use 20 scenario to familiarize users with liability principles and legal requirements. The tutorials were prepared and reviewed by experienced trial lawyers.



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