FACTS: By The Numbers:

40%

of world's attorneys are in the U.S., with 5% of the global population (Source: ABA)

30

New Lawsuits Filed Every Minute, 15 million a year (ABA)

$248+

Billion Americans spend each year on personal injury, employment claims, harassment & other litigation. (ABA)

99,947

Employee lawsuits filed against employers in 2011, the most ever (www.EEOC.gov).

$844

million spent on TV advertising in 2010 by U.S. personal injury and other plaintiff lawyers seeking prospective clients -- almost a billion dollars in 2011. (source Kantar Media report, InstituteforLegalReform.com)

#2

Highest Spending U.S. Law Firm is Florida Based: 2009 TV Ad Spend: $8,642,112 (source http://www.pbdi.org). 2011 media projection $25 million (Nov. 2011, TampaBay.com)

Medical Professionals have even more to fear:

TOP Medical Liability Crisis State, Florida (AMA), with the Highest Malpractice Premiums in the nation--even higher than California (Source: 2009 Medical Liberty Monitor, Inc.)

95%

of all medical practices have been sued at least once. 60% of all doctors (90% of surgeons) over the age of 55 have been sued at least once, (Source: AMA, August 2010).

75%

Of all physicians will face at least ONE Malpractice Claim during their career. Average Claim: $250,000 (Source: 2011 RAND Corporation Study).