California Citizens Against Lawsuit Abuse Podcast
“It’s time to stand up to lawsuit abuse and stop lawsuits from closing our local businesses.”
Welcome to California Citizens Against Lawsuit Abuse’s Podcast, The CALA Report. In our segments we interview legislators, business owners, community leaders and more on their experiences with excessive lawsuits. Our conversations will address the timeliest topics such as closed down businesses due to lawsuits, related legislation, Prop 65 and Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA), to name a few.
Check out our podcast directory below to hear from our state’s most influential figures as well as local community members who have been impacted by ridiculous lawsuits.
We need jobs, not lawsuits!
Ben Ebbink Expert Labor and Employment Attorney Shares New Laws for 2023 Small Businesses Need to Know
October 5, 2022
Bob Ebbink, a top labor and employment law attorney, shares some of the top pieces of legislation that Governor Newsom signed into law that businesses should know about and how we might be able to protect ourselves from facing one of these types of unfavorable suits.
California’s Infamous Prop 65 Warning Requirements. The Question And Discussion Is: Should A Business Be Required To Post Something On Its Product That Is Not Proven To Be True?
May 5, 2022
Longtime Citizens Against Lawsuit Abuse supporter Mike Easter along with Carol Brophy are joining us. Both are attorneys with Steptoe and Johnson. Carol specializes in the defense of Prop 65 lawsuits and Mike is involved in the technical elements of Prop 65. But there has long been controversy over whether these chemicals in the trace amounts actually cause or even materially increase cancer or reproductivity in humans and that is where our discussion goes today.
Stephen Moore, Founder Of Club For Growth And An Economic Consultant With FreedomWorks Joins CALA To Talk About The Legal System Shakedown
October 3, 2021
Join Maryann Marino and Stephen Moore talk about that the huge lawsuit tax California places on its businesses and how it weighs down the economy.
How to Protect Your Paycheck Stub So That It Doesn’t Invite a PAGA Lawsuit - Tom Manzo
June 7, 2021
Join Maryann Marino and Tom Manzo, the founder of The California Business and Industrial Alliance (CABIA). It is the only trade group exclusively focused on fixing the Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA). He informs listeners about how to protect your paycheck stub that invites a PAGA lawsuit.
A Business Owner Shares His Experiences and Challenges of a Being a Business Owner in California.
April 7, 2021
Join Maryann Marino and Victor Gomez in a conversation in English and Spanish with a California business owner talking about lawsuit abuse.
How California Lawmakers Could Help Protect Business From COVID-19 Liability - Luke Wake
Jan. 21, 2021
Join CALA’s Maryann Marino and Luke Wake, attorney in Pacific Legal Foundation’s separation of powers practice group. He talks about how California lawmakers could help protect businesses from COVID-19 liability.
How to Protect Yourself From an ADA Website Lawsuit - David LoPresti
Dec. 9, 2020
Join CALA’s Maryann Marino and David LoPresti, ADA Compliance Pros. He tells us what he is seeing happening now to business owners with the pandemic, and shares a few tips on how business owners can protect their physical business and websites from ADA lawsuits.
The Impact of PAGA – Lucky Boy Hamburgers
Nov. 30, 2020
Join CALA’s Maryann Marino and Christina Keragais, family owner of Lucky Boy Hamburgers, along with her husband Nick Keragais, to discuss the impacts of Private Attorneys General Act violations on her family’s small restaurant chain.
The Trend Of Outrageous Prop 65 Suits- Bruce Bloom
Nov. 5, 2020
Join CALA’s Maryann Marino and small business owner Bruce Bloom who discuss his experience with an outrageous Prop 65 lawsuit and what trends are expected to follow.
A Look Back to our 2020 Legislature - Senator Andreas Borgeas
Oct. 7, 2020
Join CALA’s Maryann Marino and Senator Andreas Borgeas who discuss the political climate in our state’s legislature, specifically on the Private Attorney General Act and COVID-19 liability protections.
The Shakedown of ADA Lawsuits - David Warren Peters
Oct. 5, 2020
Join CALA’s Maryann Marino and California attorney, David Warren Peter, who discuss the 30th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act, focusing on the new internet website shakedown lawsuits.
Monumental Legislation That Levels the Playing Field for Defendants in Prop 65 Suits – Tim Sher, Asian Food Trade Association
Sept. 24, 2020
Join CALA’s Maryann Marino and Tim Sher, Asian Food Trade Association to learn about how AB 1583, authored by Assemblyman Ed Chau will help protect small business owners from frivolous Prop 65 suits.