2001 high school
essay AND SCHOLARSHIP contest

Essay Topic:

Does Lawsuit Abuse Undermine Principles of Individual Responsibility?

Scholarship Awards:

• Essay must be 3-5 pages in length, typed and double-spaced.
  
  

• Essay must include the following criteria: 
  
  

  • 1) Give your definition of lawsuit abuse; 
    
    

  • 2) Determine if lawsuit abuse undermines principles of individual responsibility (give examples); and 
    
    

  • 3) Discuss how frivolous lawsuits affect our economy. 

    Note:  This essay addresses civil lawsuits, not criminal matters.
    
    

• Entries must be postmarked no later than February 28, 2001 and mailed to:

  CALA Essay/Scholarship Contest
  1761 Hotel Circle South, Suite #120
  San Diego, CA 92108

• All entries must be submitted with a separate cover sheet that includes:
  
  

  • Student name, address, phone number, fax number (if any) & e-mail address.  
    
    

  • Name, address, phone and fax number of your high school, and name of a teacher or counselor who encouraged your participation.
    
    

• Please submit five copies of your essay.
  
  

• All essays will become the property of San Diego County CALA, and may be used for promotion and/or public education purposes at the discretion of the CALA Executive Director. 
  
  

• San Diego County CALA will announce scholarship winners in May, 2001 Cash awards will be presented at a gala luncheon in May or June, 2001 (date to be announced).
  
  

• Family members of the CALA Board of Directors and Contest Judges are not eligible to participate.
  
  

• This essay is open to any ability level student and the essayist is NOT required to be college bound!

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