Consumer Law
Nov. 13, 2025
Saeltzer takes over CAOC as major tort reform battle looms
Incoming Consumer Attorneys of California President Douglas S. Saeltzer says an Uber-backed ballot measure poses an unprecedented threat to crash victims' rights.
When Douglas S. Saeltzer takes the helm of the Consumer Attorneys of California at its annual convention this weekend, he will immediately become what he calls a "wartime president."
That's because a pending tort reform initiative is slated to go before California voters next year. Tentatively called the Protecting Automobile Accident Victims from Attorney Self-Dealing Act, the Uber Technologies Inc.-backed effort would bar what critics call "phantom damages.&qu...
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