Consumer Law

Hypocrisy, thy name is John Stossel

By Andy Hoffman

We told you last week about how injured war contractors are being forced to hire lawyers to get AIG and others to pay their legitimate health and disability claims.  We also mentioned that the story would be covered on ABC?s 20/20 last Friday. 

Well, imagine our surprise when John Stossel, poster-boy for the anti-civil justice crowd (that is, when he isn?t busy suing people himself), shamelessly introduced the segment?his voice dripping with righteous indignation at AIG execs who were ?treated to the high life? while injured contractors were made to ?suffer.?  (Thank goodness those suffering contractors have attorneys fighting for their rights, eh, John?)

Memo to Mr. Stossel: your excellent Magnum P.I. mustache does not disguise your speaking out of both sides of your mouth when it comes to civil justice.  In fact, here at ThePopTort we have a little word for that.  Wanna guess what it is?  It starts with an ?H? and ends with ?ypocrisy.?

Full post as published by ThePopTort on April 20, 2009 (boomark / email).