Call on President Bush to Preserve Their Freedom and Liberty to Keep the Right to Access the Judicial System

Press Conference and 'Live' Internet Radio Telethon at Faneuil Hall, Boston!

BOSTON, Feb. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- "The Bush Administration is trying to take away the fundamental right to a jury trial by legislating limits on the Tort System," says Boston Attorney Jan Schlichtmann, who became famous nationally when he fought for the rights of victims of an environmental tragedy in Woburn, MA. That story, in which children died from ingesting a contaminated water supply and the subsequent lawsuit, was made into the movie, A Civil Action. Now, Schlichtmann, co-founder of the Legal Broadcast Network has taken on the greatest fight of his career. Schlichtmann says, "Nothing less than the fundamental right of every American to have his day in court is at stake here. We have to protect an individual's right to a jury trial in cases involving dangerous drugs such as Vioxx, medical malpractice, asbestos poisoning and consumer fraud." The Bush Administration's proposed tort reform legislation is before Congress right now. Schlichtmann, along with victims from across the nation and consumer advocates join forces in the Cradle of Liberty in Boston to fight back!
Press Conference: February 3, 2005 at 12:00 PM EST
Faneuil Hall, Boston

LBN 'Live' Internet RadioTelethon: 12:00 - 6:00 PM EST
Faneuil Hall, Boston

Press Conference Participants
Opening Remarks: Jan Schlichtmann, Attorney, LBN Co-Founder

Victims of Proposed Tort Reform:
Ronald Myers, M.D. -- His medical malpractice insurance dropped coverage for his 4 clinics because the low-income communities Myers practices in have been deemed 'judicial hellholes,' even though there has not been a single malpractice verdict in those counties. "Tort reform in my state gave my insurer the power to cancel my coverage and close my clinics in Mississippi, " says Dr. Myers who appeared recently on ABC's Good Morning America. Dr. Myers has called upon President Bush to meet with him about how his medical malpractice insurer canceled coverage using the powers of a new tort reform law in the state. Alongside, Dr. Myers, other people who will be impacted by proposed federal tort reform, will tell their stories: family members who died taking Vioxx, relatives of those poisoned by asbestos and victims of medical malpractice or consumer fraud.

LBN 'Live' Internet RadioTelethon: 12:00 - 6:00 PM EST

Join Attorney Jan Schlichtmann, co-founder of the Legal Broadcast Network and guests from across the country to discuss the fight against proposed Tort Reform slated for debate in Congress in the only 'Live' Internet Radio Telethon of its kind. Tune into http://www.legalbroadcastnetwork.com starting at 12PM EST, Thursday, February 3, 2005 to hear the 'live' press conference broadcast from Faneuil Hall in Boston. Topics include litigation pending on dangerous drugs like Vioxx, medical malpractice cases of horrifying circumstances where victims can only turn to the courts for justice, asbestos cases where hard-working Americans are suffering a death sentence from terminal disease caused by asbestos exposure and the potential effect of the proposed Tort Reform legislation in Congress on class action lawsuits. Please join Jan Schlichtmann, Victims and Consumer Advocates on the Internet Radio Telethon as we hear these real first-person stories from the Cradle of Liberty in Boston. The LBN Telethon will raise funds to be used in support of the fight against Tort Reform by groups dedicated to educating the public about their civil justice rights. Join us online Thursday, February 3, 2005 in this very important fight for rights!

Proceeds from the Legal Broadcast Network 'Live' Internet Radio Telethon will benefit the following groups dedicated to educating the public about their civil justice rights:
Center for Justice & Democracy
http://www.centerjd.org

Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights
http://www.consumerwatchdog.org

ATLA 7th Amendment Project
http://www.atla.org

Contact:
Lu Ann Reeb or Bob Phillos
(781) 551-9960