Cheney Loves Trial Lawyers

For the last four years, Vice President Dick Cheney has been out on the campaign trail saying “we need legal reform because the strength of our economy is undermined by frivolous lawsuits." Just a few months ago, the LA Times wrote a piece headlined "Cheney Says Rivals Too Cozy With Lawyers."

But as a new report shows, Halliburton CEO Dick Cheney had a love affair with trial lawyers, filing 151 court claims in 15 states in just 5 years. On average, Cheney’s company petitioned America’s legal system 30 times per year. Most of the suits were against corporations – the exact kind of torts Cheney now says he wants to limit.

Even today, Halliburton is actually suing its own retirees because they complained about health benefit cuts.