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Torts/Personal Injury

May 18, 2026

Protect access to justice and be munificent

Uber's ballot initiative would gut California's contingency fee system, restrict access to justice for injured victims, shift costs to taxpayers, and demands a major financial and political response from the plaintiffs' bar to defend the system.

Arash Homampour

Sole Shareholder
The Homampour Law Firm PC

15303 Ventura Blvd.
Sherman Oaks , CA 91403

Phone: (323) 658-8077

Fax: (323) 658-8477

Email: arash@homampour.com

Southwestern Univ SOL; Los Angeles CA

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Nicholas Rowley

Nick Rowley is a national trial lawyer, published author, philanthropist, and founder of Trial Lawyers for Justice who represents injury victims and their families across the United States.

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Protect access to justice and be munificent
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The contingency fee system is a necessary democratic tool in American law. It is the reason why injury victims and the families of those wrongfully killed can hold billion-dollar corporations and insurance companies accountable, even when they lack the money to hire lawyers.

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