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San
Diego, CA - The
February 28th deadline for the second annual high school essay/scholarship
contest sponsored by San Diego County Citizens Against Lawsuit Abuse
(CALA) is fast approaching. The contest deals with the importance of
personal responsibility in the civil justice system. Cash prizes in the
amounts of $1000, $500 and $250 will be awarded to the finalists selected
in a county-wide competition.
All high school junior and seniors in San Diego
County are eligible to enter the contest by submitting a 3-5 page typed
and double-spaced essay on the topic of "Does Lawsuit Abuse Undermine
Principles of Individual Responsibility?" The essay contest is open
to any ability level student and the essayist is not required to be
college bound.
"The focus of the essay contest is to get
young people thinking about what kind of impact lawsuit abuse has on their
pocketbooks, society and our economy. Our youth have been conditioned to
look to lawsuits as the only way to solve even minor grievances,"
said Andy Kotner, President of San Diego CALA. "It is a
well-known phenomenon that abusive or frivolous lawsuits have become big
business," said Kotner.
Students currently in their junior (11th grade) or
senior year (12th grade) can obtain contest rules and essay guidelines by
contacting their school or the CALA office. All entries should be
submitted to: CALA Essay Contest, 1761 Hotel Circle South, Suite #120, San
Diego, CA 92108.
Entries must be postmarked no later than February 28th,
2001. All essays will be pre-screened by CALA officials for content
criteria before going on to the final judges. CALA will announce the
winners at the May 4th award luncheon to be held at the Mission Valley
Hilton Hotel.
San Diego CALA is a nonpartisan, nonprofit,
grassroots, public education organization with over 8,000 supporters.
CALA's Mission is to inform consumers about the costs of lawsuit abuse and
ensure the legal system is used for justice, not greed.
For further information on the essay contest,
contact President, "Andy" Kotner, at (619) 295-6059.
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