Sep. 17, 2026
Plaintiffs' bar looks inward after costly Uber ballot fight
After spending at least $48 million to head off Uber's tort reform initiative, California plaintiffs' attorneys are working to keep a standing war chest for the next ballot fight and to pursue legislation targeting unethical lawyers in their own ranks, while some are publicly shaming colleagues who didn't contribute.
How can plaintiffs' attorneys prepare for the next attack on their profession? Some prominent trial lawyers say the answer begins within their own ranks.
Momentum is building behind two priorities: replenishing a campaign war chest to deter or fight another tort reform ballot initiative, and pursuing legislation aimed at unethical conduct by plaintiffs' attorneys themselves.
The Consumer Attorneys of California and its allies have backed several recent bills incre...
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