The Institute for Legal Reform at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce just launched an amazing new interactive website that slickly documents the “stealth campaign” by the trial lawyer lobby to open up new avenues of litigation and further clog our courts with abusive lawsuits.

Among the dozens and dozens of trial lawyer earmarks identified by the ILR:

• legislation that would expose the U.S. military to the same abusive medical liability lawsuits that have driven up health care costs across America;
• legislation that would expand the asbestos litigation morass that is already choking U.S. courts;
• legislation that would target for lawsuits telecom companies that helped federal law enforcement officials track suspected terrorists;
• legislation that would allow trial lawyers to sue the government over the impact of global climate change.

After viewing this website can there be anyone left who doubts which special interest group calls the shots in the new Democratic Congress?