About WVCALA

West Virginians concerned about our unfair and unbalanced court system have joined West Virginia Citizens Against Lawsuit Abuse (WV CALA).  A non-profit citizen watchdog group committed to equal justice for all West Virginians, WV CALA has been fighting lawsuit abuse in the state for more than 10 years.  Our organization has more than 30,000 members located in every county throughout the state. 

WV CALA helps educate the public of the role that our legal system plays in our daily lives.  An engaged citizenry is the key to ensuring that we have justices and judges that are concerned about promoting basic fairness in our courtrooms.

The goals of WV CALA include:

• To provide a direct and objective source of information on our state’s courts and their decisions.
• To reform the judicial system by removing the influence of special interest money and its effect on the judicial election process.
• To explain our legal system’s effect on the quality of life for West Virginians, especially focusing on job opportunities and economic development.
• To restore public confidence and trust in the independence and integrity of our court system and our judges.
• To encourage a public role in ensuring the legal system is fair and accessible for every single West Virginian