EXCLUSIVE — Major trial lawyer firms divert taxpayer money to left-wing causes using public contracts they negotiate with state attorneys general offices, according to a new report.
The report from the consumer advocacy group Alliance for Consumers, which has been tracking the political bent of trial lawyer firms for several years, notes eight major plaintiff-side law firms gave 99% of their federal political donations to left-wing causes in 2023. Those firms are able to divert taxpayer money toward these causes through contracts they enter with states in major litigation, such as opioid cases, the report found.
“For too long, the Left treated consumer protection as a way to push their ideological agenda, line their pockets, and punish their enemies, all at great cost to the actual everyday consumers who are most deserving,” O.H. Skinner,
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