VOTE BROWN & TRAPP FOR OHIO SUPREME COURT

Mike Gruhin — Fri, 22 Oct 2010 20:24:58 +0000

When you cast your vote this election, I recommend you vote first for Trapp and Brown for the Ohio Supreme Court.

Your future and your children’s future depend upon restoring balance to our Supreme Court. Appellate Judge Mary Jane Trapp and Chief Justice Eric Brown will bring real balance and fairness to the Supreme Court.

This Court has ruled against Ohio’s working families and consumers, and in favor corporate interests

Lawson decision: The Court moved insurance companies in front of injured victims to receive money in a legal settlement. For 125 years, our legal system has said the victim is first in line to be compensated for their injuries, but the court ruled that health insurance companies get paid first, even if there is no money left for the victim.

Groch decision: The Court denied cases from being heard when a person is injured or suffers a financial loss caused by equipment that was built more than 10 years ago. That means if the BP oil spill had happened here in Ohio, and the oil rig was 10 years old, BP would be protected and would not have to pay compensation to anyone whose business was destroyed by the oil spill.

Theobald decision: The Court gave immunity to doctors who treat patients from their private practice at university hospitals. As a result, Ohio taxpayers must now pay to care for these injured patients, even though doctors carry insurance for this purpose.

Kaminski decision: The Court prevented workers who are seriously injured on the job from seeking compensation from their employer. Now, injured workers must prove to a jury that their employer intentionally tried to hurt them.

You can help protect the rights of Ohio’s working families and consumers by joining me in support of Judge Mary Jane Trapp and Chief Justice Eric Brown.

Judge Trapp and Chief Justice Brown have superior legal knowledge and experience – they were rated more highly than their opponents by a non-partisan coalition of legal organizations. They will, in my opinion, protect the rights of average Ohioans much better than their opponents.

When you close the curtain of the voting booth, please vote first for Judge Mary Jane Trapp and Chief Justice Eric Brown for the Ohio Supreme Court.

, like insurance companies, banks, and Wall Street firms time after time. Here are a few recent decisions that have eroded your rights:

Thirteen State AGs Threaten Lawsuit over Health Care Bill

Mike Gruhin — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 16:36:21 +0000

The Boston Globe reports that attorneys general from 13 states said yesterday they are prepared to sue unless congressional leaders remove an amendment from the federal health care legislation that exempts Nebraska from requirements to expand Medicaid coverage.

The 13 Republican AGs say the amendment, dubbed the “Nebraska compromise,” unconstitutionally carves out an exception for the state from the sweeping health care reform bill passed in the Senate last week that they estimate will lose the federal government $100 million in the next 10 years. The provision, which its opponents say was implemented to win congressional leaders the 60 votes necessary to block a Republican-led filibuster, also extended federal Medicaid assistance to five other states. Democratic lawmakers called the threatened suit a political ploy, and noted that the exemptions are nothing more than the sort of compromise routinely made to get legislation passed.

For full story, see: http://www.boston.com/news/nation/articles/2009/12/31/13_state_ags_threaten_suit_over_health_care_deal/

Columbushttp://www.dispatchpolitics.com/live/content/national_world/stories/2009/12/31/copy/Health_care_1231.ART_ART_12-31-09_A3_PMG5ISA.html?adsec=politics&sid=101 Dispatch:

Fox News: http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/12/30/republican-attorney-generals-threaten-lawsuit-health-care/?test=latestnews

New York Times: http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2009/12/30/us/AP-US-Health-Care-Deal-States.html

USAhttp://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2009-12-30-health-ags_N.htm Today:

For background on the controversy, see Wall Street Journal: http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2009/12/19/cornhusker-harvest-nebraska-gains-in-nelson-compromise/

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Thirteen State AGs Threaten Lawsuit over Health Care Bill